Day 48, 2011/06/18 Nairobi
Boredom can drive one to do anything. I was so bored, and i am getting a little more confident in the traffic that, I decided to head to see what the city's CBD looks like. Being Saturday afternoon, i think I will be safe with less traffic. I am more or less correct with my assumptions. I follow Kenyata ave into town and eventually end up where I am the only bike in amongst mini bus taxi. Then I knew it was time to get out of town and to somewhere a little safer. Eventually, I make my way to Westlands, a very vibe part of town. Much like Melville in
Jhb. There I bum into Jed, an English military guy wearing a Bulls rugby gersey. I enquire from him where i can watch rugby on a big screen. He advises me to go to a pub called Gipsys. Gipsys turns out to be a typical English kind of smokey pub, and I ended up watching the Bulls get knocked out of the Super XV while the Stormers secured they ended Second on the log and hence have a bye.
It is about 10 pm by the time the rugby finally finishes and I still have to get back to the campsite. With my one contact lens in and in the dark, with Nairobi traffic to scare me, i make my way slowly home, and the 7 odd km home feel like eternity . But safe to say that, I manage without any scary incidents to report.
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