I'm taking in the view just before sunset.
Our original idea for coming to Cap Esterias came from a Swiss overland Peta and David met in the Congo. He insisted that if we drive through Gabon that we must stop in Cap Esterias and stay with the French woman there, Marie-Claire. He had passed a few weeks there I believe and just fell in love with the place.
It took a little bit of guesswork to determine if we were actually in the right place. When we drove out of Libreville northbound, the road was all under construction and very muddy. Everything in Cap Esterias seemed closed; apparently, the weekends are when everyone comes. Being that it was Thursday, we had a hard time encountering a soul. We finally found the restaurant that is Marie-Claire’s and she permitted us to camp on her grounds.
Lucky for us; it is a shaded and grassy spot a stone’s throw from the beach. We spent the majority of the day lounging about, reading magazines, and enjoying the company of a particularly lovely 3 legged dog.
