Up at 4:00 am to stand beside the road waiting to catch our bus from Mwense to Ndola. It didn't arrive until 6:00 but we had no way of knowing just when it would arrive. Our hostess, Mary, was so afraid the bus would not stop for us that she drove her car to the station, "kidnapped" the conductor and brought him to where we were waiting so the bus would stop. The trip took about 12 hours which is considerably less than our trip going the other direction when we had car trouble!!
This bus ride is definitely a trip to take during the daytime. Picturesque scenes--- of grass- thatched, mud-brick homes decorated in various colors of mud plaster, women sweeping dirt yards, cooking over charcoal fires, selling small piles of tomatoes, potatoes, or charcoal ---constantly stream past the window.
The bus stops (attached picture) are even more colorful as mutiple vendors try to sell their wares.
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