Traffic in Arusha was totally broken down this morning but in some way we managed to get out of town - only to realise that the road north didn't really exist. It was a dirt track, 4 meters narrow with patches of tarmac here and there but mostly biiiiig holes that we negotiated our way through.
In short - bumpy roads like nowhere else we've tried on this trip. There was of course work in progress in order to fix this if not only, then at least very important transit route between Tanzania and Kenya, but it was African style. So just when he had done some 4 km's on a real road there was a diversion to a make shift dirt track because the real road was being resurfaced. And so it continued for 200 kms. Got to the border only to realise that we had to fill in more forms, wait in line for exit stamps, entry stamps, visa, more forms. And after an hour or so we narrowly got the truck through the long lines of other trucks that were parked everywhere.
Do I need to mention that the roads/missing roads continued on the other side of the border. The dirt roads just with the added feature of speed bumps. Arrived in Nairobi out skirts around 15:00 only to find out that it was rush hour - and traffic was totally broken down. So it took around an hour before we made it to the Hotel where half the guys got of. A lot of good byes and a few hugs before we headed with the truck into the rush hour traffic again.
Reached the camp site at around 17:00. Been on the road for another 10 hours but the final 10 hours this time. Got our room and couldn't help to feel a bit wierd - 10.500 driven through 7 African countries in a little more than a month with so many sights and sounds and smells to digest. It's going to last a while.
Got our stuff off the truck and had dinner a little later. 450 Shilling per pax - for a nice soup and some good meat with veggies and mashed potatoes. Soo nice. Had a few beers with the guys that continue North tomorrow before going to bed.
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