Free wheeling down the main tar road, holding on to the back of a passing truck. (At least he didn't have a basket of chickens on the back of the bike aswell )Last week, on our way to school we saw a familiar sight on the main tar road, which of course I just had to take a photo of (because seeing really IS believing !)
It’s common here for people on bicycles to catch a ‘free’ ride on the back of a truck (or similar large vehicle) by holding on to a back portion of the truck with one hand, and steering their bike with the other ….. especially when going up a hill, or I suppose when they are just too hot / tired / bored to want to carry on pedaling the bicycle themselves !
So, here is a photo of a young chap who was out early in the morning last Friday, when there was not too much other traffic about. He looked like he didn’t have a care in the world as he happily enjoyed his free ride whilst watching the world go by.
It’s things – and people - like this which make up the ‘spirit’ of this country. It’s sights like this that make me smile, despite the poverty around me.
I suppose, it’s just another one of those ‘indefinable’ things that, despite all her faults, makes me love Africa so much …….
It’s common here for people on bicycles to catch a ‘free’ ride on the back of a truck (or similar large vehicle) by holding on to a back portion of the truck with one hand, and steering their bike with the other ….. especially when going up a hill, or I suppose when they are just too hot / tired / bored to want to carry on pedaling the bicycle themselves !
So, here is a photo of a young chap who was out early in the morning last Friday, when there was not too much other traffic about. He looked like he didn’t have a care in the world as he happily enjoyed his free ride whilst watching the world go by.
It’s things – and people - like this which make up the ‘spirit’ of this country. It’s sights like this that make me smile, despite the poverty around me.
I suppose, it’s just another one of those ‘indefinable’ things that, despite all her faults, makes me love Africa so much …….
To see another crazy photo taken on the road a few weeks after this one, click here.
