Day 6 - Berbera (17km on foot)
Although it was unbelievably quiet at my hotel during the
night, sadly I did not get a wink of sleep because of the all the khat I'd had
the day before! I had my breakfast early and headed out along the beach again, I
was back in the centre of Bebera by 9am. I decided to walk up and down all the
main roads within the centre - Daarol, as I did not really do a great deal of
exploring the day before, what with being sat on my butt for 4 hours! It was
great seeing all the old buildings with their character, they definitely made for
great photos as did the children constantly asking to be photographed!
By lunch time I decided to head back to Al Xayaat, (decided
to give it a second go!) but on route a car pulled up alongside me and a guy
got out and asked if I was a tourist or a journalist (you get this asked
loads), to which I replied a tourist. He informed me he was from the Ministry
of Tourism and asked to see my paperwork, so I asked to see his identification!
He showed me his card and all looked legit, but I noticed there were other guys
in the car as well so I told him I would be more comfortable showing him my
paperwork at a nearby restaurant as there would be people around me. He then
made a phone call, then subsequently passed the mobile to me but to be honest I
could not hear or understand a great deal but it turned out it was the guy at
the Ministry of Tourism in Hargeisa who had helped me out when I first arrived!
With the mobile handed back, all was good and I was off on my merry way!
I was a little disappointed again with my goat meal at Al
Xayant, I can't believe my guidebook says it’s the best restaurant in Somaliland,
not a chance!! I later carried on exploring a little more before the long hike
back to my hotel. Back at my hotel I did a little research with the help of
some of the young staff members about my next day’s plans for Sheikh.
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