On our trip to Kampala yesterday I calculated that if we were driving on a UK or US motorway or even a properly paved 2-lane road, the trip would take half the time. However, since driving on these roads is like manoeuvering on an obstacle course, it takes 5 hours instead of 2.5. It is also thoroughly tiring and stressful for the driver. Some of these potholes can be compared to Grand Canyon. Ok, not quite, but they are the biggest I have ever seen. And so numerous! I believe many of them are due to trucks which are overloaded. They are also made and repaired with low quality materials.
I have tried to take photos of these but the depth and overall size and frequency of them cannot be shown in a photograph.
Trips are unlike those in the UK or US. Rest stops or motorway stops? No such thing. Public restrooms? Not that you’d want to use. Fast food? Nope. Nice petrol stations filled with goodies to snack on? Well, to be fair they do have some things to eat or drink. And there are a couple of places to stop with decent food and proper toilets.
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