With the arrival of the new Collective volunteer Adam, we
all decided to go away for the night to Rogbonko village, an hour and a half’s
drive away to a cashew nut and sugar plantation.
It may not sound like much, not quite a trip to Alton Towers
or a major city break, but this is just what we needed. A calm and quiet break
from the intensity of Makeni.
The drive up to Rogbonko was really nice, passing through
loads of small villages where the kids would chase the car and scream with
delight at welcoming visitors. Plus getting to see more of this amazing
country.
It seemed like the whole of Rogbonko greeted us on our way
in, they were keen to show us to our rooms, very decent, four stars if you ask
me (SaLone standard).
After a little bit exploring we went in search of the river,
desperate for a swim and to cool off a bit. The first pool was like a little
swamp with only a few people in. Looked good to me, but the others wanted to
see what our guide called the ‘best river’.
Fair enough it was slightly bigger and less trees around but
how exactly it was the best I am not sure. Anyway in for a splash and from
there we chilled out all night, reading books, sharing stories and star gazing
at an incredible sky.
The food was the highlight of the trip, fresh pineapple as a
snack, then groundnut soup with chicken and mushy rice for dinner. Breakfast
was more pineapple, fried potato, scrambled eggs and a cup of tea. Lovely
Before we left, off we went for another dip in the ‘best
river’ when I became Steve Irwin, across the path I found a little green snake
darting towards a frog. I kept watching and even wanted to commentate as the
snake kept attacking its prey and dragged it into the bushes. Exciting.
Back into Charlie’s car, sat in the boot looking out back
over the vast plantation and enjoying the ride.
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