[Reminder]

At least 2 hours. The road condition is getting poor beyond this point. It depends on what route you take.

[Reminder]

Yes, it would cost another service since you asked it to watch Alzmer.

[JackVII]

Thanks, that's what I figured.

[Reminder]

So what is your route? Are you going offroad and bypassing the last town?

[Csjarrat]

Depends what time it is. We on early afternoon now? What time would sunset be?

[Ren]

Guys, i thought we agreed to use the road on the way to the mines. Of course that doesn't mean we can't avoid the last settlement on the road but i don't think it necessary. Whoever tried to follow us either knows where we are headed and then we can't do anything to lose them or they don't know and then we hopefully shook them in Voi.

[Csjarrat]

Cool, we'll take the road then (a23 iirc??)

[JackVII]

Here's a thought: The last town is marked as a Kamba town and Reminder said the Kamba were fairly neutral with respect to things. Considering the proximity of the town to the mines, it might be valuable to see if we can pick up any local information on the mines in that last town. We would have to weigh whether the risk of exposure was worth finding out information. Thoughts?

[Ren]

I'm not against stopping for an hour or two to get info. Especially considering how close Maasai lands are. Just be careful about it.

[Csjarrat]

Yeah, very careful. Last thing we need is a punch up or watchful eyes on us

[Reminder]

It's right around 3pm. Sunset is at 6:30, meaning it will be pretty dark by 7. By Ren's estimation (I'll just lump it in with the previous navigation roll) if you full burn for the mine driving directly there along the road (as long as it lasts), with no stop and no checking things out, driving right up to the entrance would take just over two hours. So you could reach the closest mine just after 5pm with that approach.

If you stop along the way, or take a more cautious approach, it will take longer.

[Reminder]

If you really want, I guess I am willing to let you try to push for more speed, but you will risk damage to the vehicles doing so given the terrain.

[Ren]

In that case if we stop to ask around for an hour, we probably still have time to get to the first mine before sundown. We can take care of it today (sundown doesn't matter down there) and go for further mines tomorrow.

[Csjarrat]

Escaping from pissed off ghouls in the dark matters though. I'd rather set up camp and hit it at first light

[JackVII]

We have, what, three days to get the job done? Am I recalling that correctly.

As far as stopping, I do wish we had the Tourist with us. I'm not exactly confident in our ability to drum up information without tipping our hand too much. I'd hate to ask around about the mines and alert bandits. I figure we're going to have enough challenges as it is.

With that said, picking up local rumors on the mines might (or might not) prepare us for what' we may have to face.