I've been a little slim on posting this week as I've enjoyed the last week of winter break with my kids. We made a quick trip up to the capital. While we were there a notice came out from the embassy to 'avoid public places' on Friday as there would likely be riots across the country because of recent hikes in food staple prices.
We were planning on driving home on Friday - a 3 1/2 hour drive right down the center of the country. Kind of hard to 'avoid public places' when we're doing that.
We had to make a plan.
There was one town we were most concerned about. It is about two hours south of the city. This town is notorious for its raucous riots. Some friends of ours drove by the same town last week and the highway was barricaded with burning tires. They had to take a creative off-road adventure through the desert for a bit to get home. I didn't know if our Prius was up for that!
So, this was our plan...
We left at 10am. By noon, we were passing through the riotous city right during the call the prayer. The streets were empty and the highway was clear. I'll read tomorrow in the paper what went on after that.
So, here is the quick tip of the day: If you have to plan your trips according to when all the naughty boys are busy to avoid being caught in a riot...you may need to re-define 'normal' when you describe your life as such.
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