Bush Transit

So what is it like to travel where vehicles have rarely, if ever, gone? Its an adventure in itself.

our hunter-guard.

most of the roads looked like this.

3 or 4 men on a 100 cc bike

and most of the bush roads looked something like this

all the necessities - generator, gun, spare tyre, and chicken (given to us).

"give information to police. Police is your best friend"

a bush roadside snack area

a riverbed road

Fulani people have cows. Cows are their wealth. They have the rightaway

The roads can get muddy and be a real problem.

you're stuck, you might as well eat some of our goods!

I wasn't a part of this excursion.

Load 'em up!

A little panicking - we're taking on water.

Bush attack!

There was a town on the way. People rush out to sell you food and drink. But hey, they're white people! So a big crowd gathers.

Saddle up!

Stuck in the riverbed

After the engine blew out Marcus and I rode on the roof of the Nissan so that the rope between the vehicles would be stressed less. Needless to say it was like sittinng under a heat lamp! But hey, when in Nigeria, you "manage!"

More termite mounds.