For this week's Friday's favorite I thought I'd share some fun driving photos out and about in town. These pictures depict why these roads are considered 'back roads' here in Lome. In rainy season I don't even know why you'd bother!
The first of many times that we asked, "How deep do you think this water really is?"
Of course if you have dirt and water you will always have mud....and plenty of it!
Higher priority...dry feet or a phone call?
We kept on following this guy in front of us so we knew how deep it got.
My favorite water crossing of the day: A guy on a motor bike had to stick his feet straight up in front of him here while driving to avoid getting wet while his bike was under water (at least three feet deep!) Unfortunately, no photo. This is where he crossed.
This trip across town was to the hospitality center. Thanks to the ongoing rain here (and perhaps lack of a good sewer system), while the drive to the hospitality center is usually a 15 minute car ride, we eventually made it to the center in a little over an hour with our water-filled detours. Those bumpy, back roads take quite a while to get through!
Every day in Africa provides opportunity to broaden my perspective further. In regard to the oh-so-pleasant driving conditions here this week on our roller coaster of a car ride, as the saying goes, I guess you never fully realize what you've got until it's gone!
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