1000km and still kickin!

Hey people who read this!

I have finally gotten 1000km on my bike and I am still very much alive (with the way people drive here thats a blessing in itself) Here in Africa there is a food chain when it comes to the road, it goes like this from smallest to biggest; person, bike, motorcycle, small car, SUV, Dolla-Dolla, and Tour bus beats them all! They have a saying here called "African time" which pretty much means that they move slow as grass growing but they cross the street at the speed of light.

Now people here have road rules, in fact they are almost the same as canada's but its like not smoking at a bus stop, nobody enforces it, so most of the time you'll see people doing 120 in a school zone. Now me driving on the road is dangerous for 2 reasons, 1. I have a bike and that means I'm low on the road foodchain, and 2. Nobody likes bike drivers here, and if your a white bike driver its even worse. In total I have been run off the road 12 times, almost hit 4 times, been cut off more times then I could count, had someone try and play chicken with me, and yet still I am alive. I tell you my angel is working over time! I will never complain about the speed limits ever ever ever ever ever again, I mean after your passing a coke truck (coca cola not the other coke) and a tour bus come out of nowhere and skims by you, you learn to love rules of the road.

Just so most people know I might become a stunt driver when I get home, I mean my nerves have become steel driving here. A couple of things to keep in mind if you ever find yourself in Tanzania driving, 1. keep one foot over the brakes at all time (most peoples brake lights are broken) 2. If you think the car is far enough back that you can pass the guy in front of you, don't pass chances are that guy on the other side is doing 140 3. Tour buses don't believe in sides of the road, so if you see one coming on your side, remember tour buses beats EVERYTHING and they know it! driving on the dirt is better then being under it 4. If your going to cross the street at a busy intersection do so when all the Tanzania people are, this will not only keep you safe, but it also makes for a great picture. 5. Dolla Dolla's don't believe in turning lights so remember rule 1, and finally 6. If you can't follow any of the rules up above, drive with someone from Tanzania (by that I mean let them drive) cause they drive crazy but they know how to do it in a way that won't kill you!

Well thats all for now I hope you all learned something today oh one more thing, only the person driving has to wear a seatbelt but after being here you'll learn to love yours like Jesus loves us all! So until next time ttyl God bless and please drive safe :)