we left for mina again quite late last night, at around 1:30am. first of all it took us ages finding a bus or minibus to seat us all. a lot of drivers just said 'no' to going mina and drove off. we wondered why cos at most the journey takes 30 minutes.
or at least it should take 30 minutes. we found a bus at 2:30am and have been trying to get to mina since. it's just gone past 8:50am as i write this and we're still on our way there. it has been standstill traffic pretty much all the way!
now we know why drivers were reluctant to take us. anyways, once we get there, today (day 4), the only thing that needs to be done is 'ramee' (pelting all 3, small, middle and large satans). the time for pelting begins at zawal (when sun reaches highest point) and ends at sunrise tomorrow morning.
having been at a busy time yesterday we will most probably go at a quieter time today, but only after we get to mina and rest a little. after ramee, we will spend the night in mina in preparation for day 5 tomorrow.
