Friday, June 24, 2016


When I wrote this, we were stuck on the National Highway between Goma and Bukavu. It's absurd that it's called a highway, though, because it's in such terrible shape. Our car didn't get stuck, but a big truck did (it's about the size of a trash truck). It blocked the entire road (which is the width of 1 or 1.5 lanes most of the time), so we, along with 6 other Toyota Landcruisers (all NGO vehicles) are waiting. Also, the big truck is on contract with the UN, so the only non-motorcycles using the road that I’ve seen today are NGOs and the UN. This is because the road is so bad it can only be traversed using a Landcruiser, and large entities are the only ones that can afford a Landcruiser.

Thankfully, it's a very pleasant temperature, and I'm in a beautiful place, which is nice. Here’s some pictures and a videos of this road.






1 comment:

  1. That last picture is really fine! Thanks for these. They help make the place real.

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