Awoken at 1 am by wind howling and strange ticking sound –
thought a hyena or honey badger was attacking the tyres. Ian eventually got up to check and tie
everything down – no sign of any animals but we had forgotten to put the awning
up and did have a flat tyre. Eventually
got back to sleep but knew that we had a fun start to the day changing the
tyre. After our delayed start got to
Klein’s Gate an hour late but luckily the official was kind and didn’t charge
us the extra day.
Journey to Lake Natron was very long with difficult roads –
seriously corrugated and potholed. Ian
did most of the driving but handed over to me when he thought we were over the
worst. Of course this meant that the
road deteriorated completely! It was not
helped when the truck in front had a flat and Ian generously offered a couple
of the guys a lift to the next village so not only was the driving tough but I
was now driving to an audience.
Eventually I stalled on a seriously uphill bit and Ian sensibly decided
he better take back over and I’m glad he did as the road got even worse.
Finally made it to the camp 8.5 hours after leaving
Lobo. The camp is pretty basic and
rustic but has a shower with hot water and a flushing loo!! We also had a large lizard and small frog in
the bathroom – the frog disappeared for a bit but glad to say the lizard hasn’t
eaten him as he has reappeared.
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