Brief notes from Banjul

Hello all. Just a very quick note. After parades through a sacred ceremonial arch, a few Gambian sherberts and the first of the auctions, tomorrow sees the return of three of our triumphant travellers (Chris is back already). I was going to borrow the open-topped bus off Andy Flintoff but apparently he's not got it any more... oh well. The Meatwagon is being prepped for delivery to the hospital tomorrow morning and the team are catching their final rays on the beach before the off. The plane back - already dubbed the 'Party Plane' - is stuffed to the gunwales with PBCers so the fun won't really end till they touch down at Gatwick in the early hours of Wednesday (24 Jan). Nothing like Gatwick to bring you down to earth with a bump, often literally. The weather will also be a bit of a shock for them. I'm trying to be sympathetic. Honest.

Chris has already sent the first pictures in - attached is the convoy (10-4) in the desert, to prove they didn't just drive round Marbella a few times and spin a good story - and as the others arrive back I'll update the website, probably next Monday or Tuesday, with the full panoply of piccies and accompanying captions. Cheers - Phil.