Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Motorbikes, Motorbikes

Motorbikes are the primary means of transportation as well as serve as 'taxis'. It is quite common for each motorbike to have 2-3 people and see the passengers carrying an assortment of items. Surprisingly the cars and bikes seem to get along quite well on the road without any clear order that is visible to me.


Nigerian School Bus

So far I have seen passengers holding:
  • 12 foot ladder
  • windows
  • all kinds of goods diligently balanced on somebody's head
  • bundle of conduit
  • large roll of hose





Interesting method to deliver supplies to make a house -- seen just about everything but the kitchen sink so far.


The people of Calabar are amazingly creative at working with what's available.
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  1. UnknownOctober 13, 2009 at 4:52 PM

    Ryan; I work with your Mom and I hope you don't mind that she shared your blog. What a great adventure and unbelievable experience for you. I admire you and the pictures are just too overwhelming to even comment on them. God speed, Gaynele

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  2. The GreenesOctober 14, 2009 at 2:29 PM

    Hey Ryan .. are you traveling via motorbike as well ?

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