Our hostess prepared a fantastic breakfast and then we set off. The director came with us and drove the vehicle today. We had been on the road for two weeks now and I knew the team was missing their families.
And from speaking to their wives on the phone from time to time, I also knew they were missed at home. Since we were getting close to the coast, we had decided to drive there after our run, so the guys could spend the night at home. Even Mother Nature expressed her support to Love4Gambia! To make sure they got home quickly, I decided to try for a good and long run today without many stops. After an afternoon and night of heavy rain, there was still a light drizzle in the morning and it was fairly cool.
This helped my plan greatly. Not long after we began running, the drizzle turned into a downpour. I had been longing for a good long shower with full water pressure and today it was provided courtesy of Mother Nature. As a result of the rain, there were fewer people out and about, which also resulted in fewer stops to chat.
I only stopped at kilometre 21 to change into a dry pair of socks and Mizuno Ronins to prevent my feet from the blistering. I had also taken off my hydration pack and shirt, as the pack had caused some chafing in the heavy rain. In one village, a group of people were sitting on a porch looking out into the rain.
They probably wondered what this crazy white lady was doing running half naked in the rain. As we got closer to the larger towns near the coast, traffic began to get heavier on the road. I ran nearly 35 kilometers that day and felt great. We had arrived in Brikama. This meant the remaining two days would be easy and low mileage compared to what we had done before. Then we dropped Spider at the Old Bakadaji, the restaurant managed by him and his wife Jane. Another happy reunion. Next Kebba dropped me off at my accommodation and headed back to Brikama to see his family.
