Adventure within the adventure (posted from Brussels)
I figured that getting to the airport in Freetown might be complicated, but I had no idea just how much! First, the team met Saturday night to complete electronic forms for the SL government. What about? Covid. They want us to verify that we are vaccinated. I'm not sure why, since we were leaving, but nonetheless. Hard part was 13 of us trying to get on WiFi and work through it. Then there was the luggage. Oh my! We have NINE trunks, maybe 10 large check-in bags, plus carry-ons. There were 6 SUVs involved when we drove away from the hotel at 11:30 Sunday morning. First stop: ferry terminal. The wait was a little over an hour, but not bad. Except of course, no AC. While there, a vendor approached us carrying maybe 40 cloth bags to sell. He told me he had made them himself - with his fists. Both hands had been amputated, most likely during the civil war as that was a fairly common brutality. Of course, I bought a bag. We had ferry reservations, so that was good. Nice seats, e...