Shyira

The following day started with a couple of hours in the garage for the car to be fixed and a few errands in town before heading to Shyira. The last hour of the journey was the most interesting. The first part of it was along a road which had been prepared for tarmac but never finished, so there were smallish lumps of volcanic lava rock all over and large holes mixed it, meaning for a very shaky ride. You could not go at more than 10kph. The next part was up to the top of the hill. It was a single track road (for 2 way traffic) with huge holes and quite a lot of mud as it had rained during the afternoon, which caused the car to skid a few times. The most hair-raising part was the near vertical drop to the side of the road, which got larger as we climbed higher and the road got muddier! I was very relieved when we made it safely to the top. At the top of the hill is a village with several schools, a hospital and a social care centre. I had chance to look around the hospital and meet the physio. The views were spectacular. The American family we stayed with had two adorable kittens who liked climbing up anything and everything, I think partly to get away from the very large dogs!