On the road between Lubumbashi an Kolwezi there are toll booths. I'm not just sure what the toll is for.
I think in some places where they have toll roads the money is used for upkeep of the road.
Don't think that's the case here, having traveled these roads.
This trip it was raining and the villages look even bleaker in the rain.
The roads and villages were very muddy.
Some villages were flooded
I guess that you are not supposed to take pictures near toll booths. There are no signs posted and I'm not sure how you know that. I learned the hard way. Just outside of Likasi we stopped at the toll booth. Brent got out to pay. I took a picture. No sooner had I snapped the picture than a policeman came to my window motioning me to roll it down and give him the camera. I didn't do it, but Monga told me to give him the camera. He rolled down his window to talk to them and they quickly grabbed the camera from his hand. They said that they feared that we were spies who were taking pictures of the toll booth so we could rob it. They wanted $400 to let us go. They threatened to take us back to Likasi to the police station as spies. Fifteen minutes later, much discussion with Monga and $75 prevailed and we were allowed to continue on our trip. It was quite upsetting to us all.
This is my $75 picture. It's a little hut on the top of a termite mound.
2 comments:
Oh my gosh Loraine, be careful with that camera. We don't want you spending the rest of your mission in some jail.
That was a crazy one! It's amazing what worries them! Love the stories!
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