A different beach…

On Sunday, I went with new friends to a different beach a bit further away. I live in Aberdeen, a suburb of Freetown (marked with the arrow on the left) and work a 10 minute drive away (marked by the arrow on the right) if there’s no traffic and only the usual motorbikes and taxis.

We went to Bureh Beach near the southern tip of the peninsula and marked on the map below. It takes over an hour to drive the less than 40 miles because we had to drive around the east side through Waterloo. The road on the west side is under construction from just before No.2 Beach.

Although it looks like Freetown just covers the northern tip of the peninsula, the two cameras on the map below the star of Freetown are the area where I have been hiking. Development and deforestation extends nearly half way down the west side and two thirds of the east.

We drove on a toll road built by the Chinese. Tolls all go to the Chinese for the next 20 years. I was happy to be in a spacious air conditioned SUV and not the little bus next to us.

Bureh is a lovely beach and different from No.2.

We had a typical beach lunch (and this is true) of lobster.

You should know that while I write I am listening to a choir singing downstairs. Earlier I could hear the African drumming from the usual Monday night practice session of the national dance group half a block away

On the way home, we had a bit of a delay a couple of times when part of the road was closed down for parades. Evidently this is a common Sunday afternoon activity. It was a festive finish to a lovely day.