The flight arrived late into Freetown last night. The airport is built on a
peninsula on the opposite side of a large river delta from the city. There are several ways to get to Freetown. Ferry, Helicopter, Hovercraft or a 6 hour drive down and around the
peninsula. We had two Sierra Leone friends, Maxwell and Amara meet us at the airport. Because our plane was late, we missed the ferry. We drove at night down a road with pot holes the size of small ponds. Often the road would end, and we would have to turn back and find an alternate route.
Scott & Creighton travelled with a Sierra Leone/Edmonton man named Ray whom he met on the plane. Mom, dad, myself, Maxwell and Amara went in the taxi.
We were in complete darkness throught the drive. There is no electricity in any of the villages, thus making the stars so bright. Thankfully, it didn't rain althought there was lightning storm on the
horizon.
The picture is us getting gas at a station that was closed. They charged a whopping $8 per gallon.
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