Always have some food and drink available, but use only as absolutely necessary. It's better to be hungry and parched than the other uncomfortable alternatives.
If you want to purchase stools and bananas at bus stops, be quick to pick yours out and claim its place on the bus.
Be quick to get back to your seat because you now have an obstacle course of aforementioned stools and bananas.
You start looking forward to music you'd never thought possible i.e. Akon or old twangy country.
When arriving to the final destination at 2 in the morning, it is generally acceptable to go back to sleep on the bus until first light when there will be transport out of the bus rank.
Earplugs.
Shallow breathing through the mouth is best.
Man, woman, or child - you can pee anywhere. Even one step from the bus.
Have toilet paper with you...always.
Expect that the trip will start later and take longer than stated.
Get a window seat for relief from stifling heat or to avoid unwanted icy blasts of wind.
Have a small bag to easily access money, passports, flashlights, books, food, rainjacket, fleece, etc.
Walk away or look confused at the first price offered and transportation costs may suddenly drop.
Night travel has less stops, is less hot, quieter, and cheaper because you're not paying for a hotel.
Convince yourself you will never arrive and you will always be pleasantly surprised.
Jason, Erica, Tim and Jayme... traveling mercies in Northern Mozambique.
We're back in Tana for our last couple of days.
Duly noted.
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