As you can read in one of my earlier blog messages, the people in the White Nile District have to deal with extremes when it comes to weather conditions. As the period of extreme drought is considered far more difficult, the rainy season is seen as a time of 'beautiful weather'. When the water comes pouring down the sky and the clouds are so dark you need to switch your lights on, you often hear conversations like the following: "
Salaam, tamam? How are you?" -
"Tamam! I am fine, because it is such nice weather!". These rains make most roads here in Kosti extremely muddy and almost inaccessible; you really need a four-wheel-drive to be able to go to places. But the water puddles alongside the roads also come in very handy; washing your car or tuk-tuk hasn't been easier! Sometimes you can see various means of transport lined up on the side of the road, while the owners (or boys who want to earn some extra pocket money) stand bare-foot in the water puddles, fetching some muddy water to make their vehicle shine like never before. It saves you money, you don't have to make any reservations, there is no use of chemical soaps and it is a nice way to meet up with your locals. Enough reasons to visit this genuine natural, open-air car wash, I would say!
