Friday, March 28, 2008
Nice car ride
It was time for me to come to Dakar to get a shot and to pick up Katie at the airport. I had heard that there is a bus that will takke me from site to Dakar in one shot. I figure oh how easy, and it only cost ,3,500 where normally it is 6,500. To good to be true. And it was, it took me 12 hours to get to teh transit house. Normally it should of only taken me 5 to 6 hours. The bus was moving so slow and every single city we got to, the driver or one of his helpers had to smk=oke a cigarete. On top of that the car broke down twice. Once we got to teh outside of Dakar where all of the traffic is, the driver made every one get out of the bus and find another way into the city. I ended up getting into a large van that was going to Liberty six (A neighborhood). I had the help of a man i met on the bus. So we are cruising into Dakar and he ays, ok we are here at liberty six. I get out with him, he walks me to the bus stop and says, it is just up the street. So i get into a taxi and ask to goto a certain road. No problems, went rather smoothly, until I got out of the car and walked a little and realized I was in the wrong neighborhood all together. Luckily I found a guy on the street who led me to another bus and I was able to make it to teh house and watch Gladiator and Temple of Doom. Now that I have time to relax and take a hot shower, I feel alright and have learned a valuable lesson about traveling. The best deals arnt always as they seem. I also want to give a shout out to my freind Nilan, whose village I got to stay in. It was my first time without ellectricity and running water. It was alot of fun and I got to eat wild boar woth the one Christian family in the village. By the way, wild boar is the best meat ever. It taste like steak, but is not as chewy, and is mostly meat. I took a tooth and now have a sweet necklace. Any who, i will catch up with you guys later when i have more time to write. I also was on a radio show. We did it live, and now I am some what of a celebraty.
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