Monday, November 15, 2010

Day 4- Nairobi to Mombasa

This is a picture from the accident at Man Eater's Junction.
Tonight, I am taking the overnight sleeper from Nairobi to Mombasa, and to tell the truth, I am terrified. In 1999, the overnight train jumped rails at a place called "Man Eater's Junction" and killed 32 people. It is called Man Eater's Junction because many people were eaten by lions there. In 2000, 30 more people were killed in another two accidents. In 1993, the worst accident of all happened. The overnight train flew off a bridge into the Ngai Ndeithya River and killed 140 people. Its name means "God help us" and it is crocodile infested. So, to say in the least, I am completely mortified. The train ride takes 13 hours. The train on the inside was actually very nice. They gave us a three course dinner and we each had our own cabins. Unfortunately, the beds were small and hard, plus it is going to be a little hard to sleep with the train shaking all night. But that is okay because in 13 hours I will be in Mombasa!

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