hello arrived back safe after 2 weeks in gambia staying at the senegambia hotel, weather was very hot,hotel very good again but they are painting everywhere and also building work is going on,it did`nt affect us in anyway, they are building or completely renovating a new block off rooms, it was said the hotel as been sold and the new owners are cleaning it up, it was also said they wanted to stop feeding the birds, i don`t know how true this is, but they have cleaned the grounds up and i personally think there was not as many small birds in the grounds this time,we did`nt have any trouble or hear of any trouble, you can walk about on your own, they have cleared the beach up no bumbsters at all,police patrol it ,walking and on push bikes, we had a good 2 weeks.