From Conakry guinea to Banjul Gambia

I thought I had seen it all but what awaited me on my journey I will call my epic journey in Africa, four days of hard core travelling
We started the journey not knowing any of the passengers don’t speak any of their language I held my own from the start and everyone knew I was not a push over but gentile by the end of our journey we had all bonded and everyone was watching out for me when we got to border points even the were listening out for me what the soldiers were saying about the Anglitel man, I did not speak their language but managed to make everyone laugh sometimes and I suppose language is not a barrier considering people still befriended me with my little French and I still had conversation.
Our car broke down after travelling for about ten hours, I was not surprise it did because upon all the over loading, ten people in a seven people estate car there were two motor bikes as well as all our luggage. Luggage is a big money here also I had a shock when they charged my luggage it was almost half the fare I was paying to travel, I had forgotten all about that in Africa, so I soon woke up about that and next time will carry less wires, I always carry a bag of wires I suppose its my karma me and wires are like best of friends.
It transpired that the problem was the master cylinder was gone, the bush mechanic was trying everything even using a new condom to wrapped around where the seal is to give it some suction it was some ingenuity at work, it got too late so we had to wait till the next morning.
I was lucky once again because I was talking to one local shopkeeper Mr Sangari he found me interesting he spoke a little English so by the end of his shift he told me come home with me, there was one man also sitting with us so we ended up in Mr Sangari’s village home he had a spare room with two beds so I slept in a very modest village bed room and slept well too, in the morning he brought us some bread but I told him I could not eat at mornings, so I thanked him and offered to give him something for his children he did not want to take it but I gave it to the wife to get some stuff for their kids .we got back to the car and the seal had work not sure if it was the condom that had done it but we were up and running once again. From n8 am we set off and went through so many border and bogus road blocks and lots of looking money and stamp monies but in the end we got to juba which is in Senegal where I would have to get another car for Gambia, so the saga continued we had to sleep in the car eight people sitting and sleeping with my laptop and camera in my rug sack clutched to my
Chest, it was my longest night but morning came and I got my entire luggage and got another car for the Gambia. One lady from my original group came so I was lucky she knew I spoke if any little French so she helped me at the borders a bit we finally got to the Gambian border after some near misses and some noise in the car and me saying ooh God please I don’t want to sleep in the jungle again, we got there the lady told me to bring all my luggage for inspection, she had a little bag so she finished and pointed me to the right direction and said bye to me I could tell by now she had had some sympathy and may be a little affection for me my be my tenacity and courage she waved to me and I said bon voyage I looked for a taxi to take me across to the Gambia.
I searched for a while but with lots of luggage I could not be too fussy, I had few help from people and in the end got myself check in a hotel about 10 30 mix was just ready to drop, it has been wonderful and painfully had but all is well and thanks be to the most high Yahweh.