Then the wheels just fell off...
We planned a patrol to a village called Rumamier about 30 kms southeast of Abyei and the path that you see is what the road is like all the way. About halfway the left rear wheel of the car just fell off. I was with an Aussie, a Dutch and three Sudanese JIPU officers. The Dutch UNPOL and myself decided to walk back to the main road which was about 8 kms through the bush and passing about three little villages to meet our recovery team. Well the recovery team came a totally different way through the bush and we never saw them. Instead we met a lot of really friendly people in the villages and I got a nice sun tan on the way
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This is the road we broke down on.
We got some suprised looks from locals who have never seen westerners walking in these parts. The locals walk everywhere they go basically.
The kids in Majak had a good laugh at us. We stopped here for a bit of a rest.
Two hours later we finally got to the main road and the village of Banton. Everyone was dying to get their photos taken.
this reminds me of the time we went offroading at bingeman's in your old truck and we got stuck. you tried to push out the car, but just got so muddy you had to drive home in your underwear. i remember grandma being pissed... ha ha ha...
ReplyDeletebut we didn't have to walk home though.
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