Sailors Bar

Sunday is beach day in The Gambia. This can be very entertaining if staring at the waves and rolling clouds is not your thing. Many of the locals hit the surf on the weekends, Sunday in particular. Hundreds of boys playing soccer all up and down the beach, a few of them wrestling in the sand mimicking their favorite WWE idols. (Wrestling is pretty popular here).  Not to mention the “Bumsters”, this is the elusive yet blatant sex tourism trade (aka. Prostitution). Many older European men and women travel here regularly for the companionship of the local flavor. Its somewhat frowned upon by authorities but its also a huge revenue that is absolutely crucial to a developing nation. For us its both entertaining and disturbing. The beach bars are very nice, this one is pretty close to us. A comfy beach chair under a thatch umbrella with cold Julbrew delivered to your hand for $1 a beer.