If you read my last blog post Border Crossing from Senegal to Gambia , I just got to the Kotu Island Lodge and based myself here for the remaining four nights. I was pretty exhausted the first day from traveling for 10 hours or so and did not do much. The next day, I checked out the Senegambia area.
The shared taxi cost eight Dalasi to get from the main road to the Senegambia strip in about five minutes. A shared taxi fits up to four people and it was one of those really old Mercedes from the 80s or 90s.
They call the individual taxi a township ride, which costs around 50D from my area to Senegambia. There were no official taxi stops, you just have to put your hand out and they stop. There were several bars and restaurants plied through two main streets and there were plenty of touts trying to lure me into their joint.
I had a job interview, so I desperately needed wifi, but there were frequent blackouts in Gambia. I had to find a place that had a generator that was actually on and not off. The first few restaurants from the Senegambia traffic light had working wifi and I was able to complete my interview.
I ended up eating at the same restaurant and the grilled chicken with chips was excellent. In case you want to know where I ate, it was a Dutch owned restaurant and the second restaurant on the right hand side. I walked around the area, but there was really not much to see. I went to the beach, but in order to get there, I had to go through the Senegambia Beach Hotel. It seemed intimidating with a guard standing at the entrance, but there was no problem for me to walk through the lobby and into the premise.
