Yesterday saw the first long rainy day we have experienced. We have had rain in the past but usually it lasts only for an hour then becomes sunny again. For most of the day the rain tumbled down, in torrential quantities. Eventually around 6pm the rain slowed to a halt, which gave Ali and Me an opportunity to go home.

As we arrived at the Taxi Park we found ourselves looking around for the taxi that would take us back to Kyebando. Eventually we asked an attendant where we would find the taxi and he informed us that it still hasn’t arrived. So we waited in the drizzling rain for our taxi to arrive amongst the many other Kyebandoians. Finally a taxi made its way towards where we were standing and a crowd of people quickly rushed it, leaving Ali and Myself standing dumbfounded. The people grabbed, and pushed, and fought their way onto the taxi until it was right filled up, leaving over half those buying for a seat back standing with us in the drizzle. As time went on another taxi made its way towards us. This time Ali and Me made our way towards the taxi, getting in line to hope in. Being the kind/non-aggressive Canadians we are we ended up letting all the people fighting to get in by us. Once again we were left standing in the drizzling rain with the rest of the people who missed out on the last taxi. Up on the horizon another taxi was making its way towards the park. Still unsure if it was going to Kyebando or not Ali and me decided to wait and find out. As it came closer a local attendant of the taxi park who had watched our two failed attempts whispered into our ears “Now you two get on that one!” We didn’t have to be told twice and quickly made our way to its opening door. Still not the first ones on the Taxi (as we let the crazed patrons on first) we did however manage to get on. So as the taxi left the park we noticed traffic was absolutely horrid. Slowly but surely we made our way back home on the taxi, everyone very quite as the traffic slowly got lighter. Eventually after over an hour in this small Toyota Hiace we arrived back home. To think all this madness, all this time waiting for and in the taxi was caused by a little bit of rain!