6AM We left for the airport. We waited until 7AM or so before
boarding for Somalia.
9:45AM We arrived at Mogadishu. The immigration agent would
not let me pass without an invitation letter. Hotel Jawhara would not provide
one that states that they would be fully responsibility for my safety. I agreed to have API Hotel come try. They wanted 175 USD a day and they
would not take me anywhere out of airport complex. I disagreed after I got out.
We walked back and they took back the letter of invitation. The visa was cancelled. I waited for a
while and finally what I expected came, they were just going to hold me until
my flight tomorrow.
12PM I am held at the airport police station until tomorrow.
How was I supposed to know that I needed an invitation letter when it was not
on any of the official website? I spent the entire day in their office and outside. They took away my cell phone so I couldn't make any contact with outside.
5PM I pled several times and even tried to sneak to the
airport entrance before being caught 20 yards away from it by the captain.
6:30PM I had some Ramadan dinner with the police station
staff. They drove me to the airport beach and the captain introduced me to
several people who worked for the UN on the airport base. They tried to plead
with the captain but he expectantly refused again.
Ramadan dinner
10PM Captain let me sleep in the conference room. The room
is set at 16 degrees Celsius and freezing overnight.
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