Sierra Leone -
Bananas islands
The Banana Islands are a group of islands that lie south west of the Freetown Peninsula. Three islands make up the Banana Islands: Dublin and Ricketts are linked by a stone causeway. The third Mes-Meheux is uninhabited. The islands are only accessible by boat. The islands are only accessible by boat. Dublin Island is known for its beaches, while Ricketts Island is best known for its forests.
The islands were visited in the 17th century and perhaps earlier by Portuguese sailors. They were settled in the late 18th and 19th centuries by freed slaves, mostly from the Americas. Their descendants make up most of the population of the islands today. On the northern tip of Dublin Island the ruins of an 1881 church as well as an old slave dock can be found. the British were holding the slaves on the island before boarding to Americas. To reach Bananas islands, you have to go to Kent, a small typical fishing harbour, and take a boat to the islands. Your lodge can arrange the transfert.
BEST TIME to VISIT SIERRA LEONE
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to BANANAS Islands
from December to March
To go to Bananas islands, you have to go to Kent and then take a boat to Bananas islands - We were waiting our boat observing the activity of this small harbour and the fishermen unloading the fish
Fishing harbour - Fishermen boat
Fishermen boats
Fishermen boats and landscape
Fishermen boats
sailing to Bananas islands - Fishermen boat sailing
sailing to Bananas islands -Fishermen boat sailing and catching fish with a net
small boat
approaching Dublin island
colorful fishermen boat
We were waiting our boat observing the activity of this small harbour and the fishermen unloading the fish - Here a dog has a fish and it is trying to defend its food against a stronger dog
the stronger dog theft the fish from the white dog
Bon appetit
a lot of young people are around the fishermen harbour, waiting for a job - Here they are playing soccer
The fish is unloaded and stored on a tarpaulin waiting to be sold
a lot of young people are around the fishermen harbour, waiting for a job - Here they are playing soccer
another fishermen harbour
heading to Bananas islands - Fishermen boat sailing
sailing to Bananas islands - a Fishermen boat was on our way
Our boat is approaching the islands
Dublin Island - landing on the beach
sandy beach
house built with recycled materials
sandy beach and waves
Dublin Island - this well is the only one of the island and all inhabitants are coming to fetch water - This well was built in the 19th century by the english and remains untouched (except the color)
Dublin island - young girls
Dublin island - church
Dublin island - boys and girls
Dublin island - house and hammocks
Dublin island - children posing for the picture
Dublin island - house
Dublin island - house
Dublin island - young girls
Dublin island - house surrounded by trees
Dublin island - Soccer ground
Dublin island - According to our guide, this pit was very deep before and the english pushed the weak, the sick or the agressive slaves in order to kill them - It's just horrible and Dublin island is one of the memorial place for slavery in Africa, like Benin, Senegal or Ghana ...
Dublin island - white church
Dublin island - Few is left of the former british fort - only few stones and some canons
Dublin island - pretty young girl playing with a balloon
Dublin island - trail in the village
fisherman unloading the fish in a basket
fisherman unloading the fish in a basket
fisherman
fisherman unloading the fish in a basket
fisherman unloading the fish in a basket
this young girl has found an empty plastic bottle on the beach
fisherman
sailing to Bananas islands - Encountering a fisherman boat
Dublin island - the bell tower collapsed and the bell is now hanging in a tree
Dublin island - large trees in the forest
Dublin island - large cotton tree in the forest
Dublin island - large trees in the forest
Dublin island - large trees in the forest
Dublin island - large trees in the forest
Dublin island - before there was an english fort to keep the slaves before they board to Americas - also the island was protected by canons and some are left
Dublin island - large trees in the forest
Dublin island - Fig strangler tree
Dublin island - trail in the forest
Dublin island - A large church was built in the 19th century and collapsed - Nature has taken back its rights, and as in Angkor except that they did not use stone but akind of rammed earth with branchs to build the church, trees grew on the walls and everywhere - And the church disappears day by day in the forest - we can see a piece of wall thru the tree
Dublin island - A large church was built in the 19th century and collapsed - Nature has taken back its rights, and as in Angkor except that they did not use stone but akind of rammed earth with branchs to build the church, trees grew on the walls and everywhere - And the church disappears day by day in the forest
Dublin island - A large church was built in the 19th century and collapsed - Nature has taken back its rights, and as in Angkor except that they did not use stone but akind of rammed earth with branchs to build the church, trees grew on the walls and everywhere - And the church disappears day by day in the forest
Dublin island - A large church was built in the 19th century and collapsed - Nature has taken back its rights, and as in Angkor except that they did not use stone but akind of rammed earth with branchs to build the church, trees grew on the walls and everywhere - And the church disappears day by day in the forest
Dublin island - A large church was built in the 19th century and collapsed - Nature has taken back its rights, and as in Angkor except that they did not use stone but akind of rammed earth with branchs to build the church, trees grew on the walls and everywhere - And the church disappears day by day in the forest
Dublin island - pretty young girl
Dublin island - young boy
Dublin island - pretty young girl
Dublin island - pretty young girl
Sierra Leone mainland coastline from the ocean
Fishermen boats
Dublin island - Termite mount and a canon in the former english fort area
Dublin island - guesthouse
Dublin island - fishing boat and fishermen
Dublin island - fishing boat anchored in the harbour
Dublin island - Coastline - small harbour
Dublin island - sandy beach