Day 7 - Bebera to Sheikh (4km on foot)
In the morning I organised a taxi from the Mansoor Hotel to
take me to the bus station for my trip to Sheikh. The taxi driver clearly
picked up his kids and dropped them off with his wife on route and wanted $3
for the trip. At the bus station in Berbera I was impressed with the large
building and the peacefulness of it! As soon as I jumped out of the taxi a few people came to my aid and within minutes I had my ticket for Sheikh at a
cost of $4 (although again as I had no change I paid 3,500 Sh). I only had to
wait about 10 minutes before we headed off, again having one seat for my
backpack and one seat for myself so all good.
At the first checkpoint we all had to jump off the bus, the security guys seemed more interested in a local man carrying many packets
of condoms and it did look as if they were confiscating a few packets for their
own pleasure! Once back on the bus we later stopped for lunch at Upper Sheikh,
just before the start of all the ascending along the glorious road up to
Sheikh (I'd love to cycle up one day!).
Upper Sheikh
I asked the driver to drop me off outside the Hashi Barroo
Hotel in Sheikh as recommended by the young guys at Mansoor, which apparently
is one of two new hotels recently been built, (not mentioned in the Bradt guide
book) at only $10 a night, the other one apparently is $6 a night! The room
wasn't up to much but at $10 you can't complain really!
I later ventured out for a walk and had something to eat at
Daallo restaurant near the petrol station which was very nice and cheap enough.
I then found a nice tea house and sat down for a while before exploring more of
Sheikh and its market area, I was actually quite taken aback by so many friendly
people around all wanting to say hello! I also exchanged some much needed money
at Telesum.
Tea House in Sheikh
Market Area in Sheikh
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