Jan 11, 2008 - Ouidah, Benin

Since no go on visas to Djibouti we decided after some discussion to stop in Togoville on our way out of Togo. Hiked back to the highway, caught a taxi which barely made it to Ouidah, Benin having engine trouble half the way stopping at least 5 times to clean out his gas line or deconstruct his carborator of something! End result we arr in Oidah late afternoon, the zemijohn(motorbike) drivers pissed off Bon so bad we ended up walking 3 km to Oriki Maquis Hotel to find that it was closed for repairs. ... Luckily Mari stopped a fellow driving by and he took pity on us, driving us to Oasis Hotel where we checked in in darkness, our favorite time to arrive, ha! A shower does wonders, with humidity over 100 per cent it helps to bring us back to life, especially after a dinner of fresh pineapple and chez/peanut butter sandwitch in our room.Since no go on visas to Djibouti we decided after some discussion to stop in Togoville on our way out of Togo. Hiked back to the highway, caught a taxi which barely made it to Ouidah, Benin having engine trouble half the way stopping at least 5 times to clean out his gas line or deconstruct his carborator of something! End result we arr in Oidah late afternoon, the zemijohn(motorbike) drivers pissed off Bon so bad we ended up walking 3 km to Oriki Maquis Hotel to find that it was closed for repairs. ... Luckily Mari stopped a fellow driving by and he took pity on us, driving us to Oasis Hotel where we checked in in darkness, our favorite time to arrive, ha! A shower does wonders, with humidity over 100 per cent it helps to bring us back to life, especially after a dinner of fresh pineapple and chez/peanut butter sandwitch in our room....