Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Monday

Well, last day in Nakoyot. Took down tents first thing in the morning then we did the last few hours of medical clinic while the CLIDE crew packed up the rest of camp. Around noon we loaded up our 4 vehicles and set off to see how muddy and treacherous the road out was. Good news: the road was not too impassable. Bad news: the land rover quit working about 10 kilometers from camp. We proceeded to tow it the remaining 150 kilometers. It took more than 11 hours for several reasons. No one had a tow strap so we used rope which broke over and over again. We stopped in a few places thinking there would be parts or someone who could try their hand at repairing but no luck. Finally, after dark and stopping for the millionth time we purchased a piece of power line to tow the land rover with. It worked pretty well (only broke or came unattached 4 times) and we reached Soroti around 11pm. All the vehicles stayed together so there was camaraderie and lots of laug
The driver of the land rover hypothesizing why it quits every time he puts it in gear.
hing. By the time we unloaded and had a quick bite to eat it was Tuesday morning and an interesting ending to an amazing adventure.
The rest waiting in the shade 

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