Today was hot with temperatures in the high 90's and with only 4 windows down for air conditioning made for a hot trip. We did stop in Kaduna, the half way point, to grab a bite to eat at a 'French Cafe' and that was it's name. They bake their own bread and serve it with real butter with each meal, almost like home! I had the chicken and fries, Dirk had a pepperoni pizza, Andee had a pasta meal, and Emma had camel meat on a stick. My chicken must have met a violent death as I did not recognize any parts of it, but it was kinda tasty.
The roads and driving in Nigeria is a made for a free for all. No real speed limits, you dodge other things such as cars, slow trucks, motorcycles, and animals. Sometimes it is best to take a nap rather than get worked up watching all this happen.
One picture shows a "truck stop" which is no more than a point in the road where truckers stop. There are places to buy stuff but no real parking as the picture shows.
When we arrived at Hope House the first thing I noticed was the huge crowd of water salesmen. Hope House has the only really good water supply in the area and these men and boys buy water from the well, fill their carts, and then resell it in the community by going door to door.
After a hot and dry trip one really appreciates having water considering Dirk and I can not drink the well water as we will get sick, I know first hand from a previous trip.
Here you see some of the water salesmen waiting their turn at the well to fill up.
Here is one of the younger ones filling up, imagine pushing that cart around town and selling water. My best guess is that the cart full weights around 400 lbs.
So were here at Hope House and I'm using the high speed internet we installed last March to get the blog posted. Renewed past friendships with the staff and tomorrow we will turn our attention to the water system and get pressure to all the faucets before the conference kicks off. Temps will be hot and dry with wind and dust......we are now in the sub Sahara.
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