It's now six hours since I sampled it, and have come down with a brutal sore throat and shivers. The last few hours have been 'interesting', and I'm thankful to have stopped at a hotel for the night. Planning on having a quick dinner then just collapsing for the night. I'm reasonably sure that nothing much will survive the drug cocktail that I have hurled at this, so tomorrow should be a better day.
Our Gambia decision has been taken out of our hands. We had decided to scoot across Gambia as quickly as possible, but have found the border closed entirely. When we arrived, hundreds of people were milling around and trucks lined up back down the highway. Military uniforms are very evident and the border will remain closed until regional tensions de-escalate.
This presents some interesting logistical challenges for us, not least of which is a potential 700km detour to skirt the country and rejoin our route. Sitting down to a planning meeting right now, then off to bed.
