All over Africa, brightly painted trucks with overt religious messages (like Get out of my Life, Satan on this one) trundle up and down the roads carrying food, animals and products to the markets. Incredibly reliable for the rough roads and the age of the vehicles, their colour complement the exceptional colours of the clothing and jewellery. The trucks (including this one) were a great source of rides traversing Africa from town to town, north to south and a great chance to meet a wide variety of folks travelling to market, visiting a neighbouring village or crossing a border to work.
Truck are always a source of interesting communication.. In India, Trucks are famous for funny, interesting and philosophical quotes, poems and messages written on its body or backside...
ReplyDeleteI'm guess these colorful trucks may also carry people!!
ReplyDeleteI'm in Nepal at the moment and this truck looks amazingly like the big "goods carriers" that run al across India and Nepal!
ReplyDelete@cafe bruges: The quotes that some select are fascinating. I wish I'd noted a few more down.
ReplyDelete@sherry: They do carry people too!! Somehow the wild mix of livestock and goods is more interesting.
@barbara: I have seen them in India too and they do look similar. Lots more character than the "plain" trucks you see in Australia and undoubtedly Europe and North America.