'on the road again'
We had to drive back to Freetown for Sunday morning service although we could have stayed to attend service right next door in Waterloo. After service, we had to drive back to Waterloo again only for me to return back to Freetown on Tuesday [whistle].We were able to drive around for a bit today. We visited a fishing village in Tombo, drove past a place called Black Johnson. Yep, that's what I said! We then visited Tokeh beach. On our way, we wanted to find the nearest gas station, and realised we just drove past some boys who might be able to help us. Since the road was pretty much empty, we decided to stop and reverse. To our right was a young girl and her toddler brother bathing in a stream. When she caught sight of us, she grabbed her towel, deserted the brother, and began running, struggling to wrap the towel around her. She was screaming "Samuel! Samuel!" with tears in her eyes as we reversed. Since she was going in the same direction as we were, she started screaming louder. I asked the brother we were driving with what her problem was, and he said that she though we were going to kidnap her. Yes, a lot of this happens all over Africa. Sudan is a prime example. Poor girl! She was laughing at herself when she saw us asking for the nearest gas station, and then driving off.
When we arrived near Tokeh beach, we were not sure where to go to enter the beach. As we drove into the village, we were greated with chants from young lads shouting "Opoto! Opoto!" or "White man! White man!". One little boy stopped us and told us he could direct us to the beach. He hopped on to the back of the pick-up, and directed us. He waited for us to finish taking pictures and enjoying the sight. We gave him "small change", and he was thrilled. I asked him what his name was, and he said Sahr. I asked him if he was from Kono (my Kono names lesson came in handy) and he with a surprised look on his face said he was. We then drove him back home on our way back. The beach was splendid! White sand, thatched-roof gazebos, lush mountains on top of which the clouds meet, and the wide open Atlantic.
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