Too much time in this job is spent in unroadworthy cars on uncarworthy roads. I once traveled with a photographer who turned our rented four-by-four on its side in Honduras. A Good Samaritan pulled us upright before anybody thought to take a picture. Years later, in Uganda, I was again traveling with a photographer when we rear-ended a mini-bus. We paid off the driver and left the wreckage behind. Again, nobody took a photo. So I have learned my lesson: Don't trust the pros when it comes to documenting your vehicular mishaps.

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There is always a crowd of "mechanics" around in Africa. A bad battery in Gulu, Uganda. April, 2000.
What better way to see the desert than to stop and repair a puncture?  Ethiopia, 2000.
This is what happens when you fail to hire a four-wheel drive vehicle: Stuck in the mud in the Niger Delta, Nigeria.
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A little collision at night in Nzerekore, Guinea. The flash from this picture nearly set off a riot.
Mousa, a Nigerian driver, takes care of some complications while a poultry vendor moves in on an opportunity.
The dirt roads in Namibia are deceptive, allowing travelers to move easily at 50 mph. But such speeds take their toll.
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