Category Archives: Cameroon

African Adventure- Day 36

Where to begin?  We left this morning at 5:30 am.  We tried to follow the roads on the map, which didn’t actually work out but a nice guy on a motor bike led us to the right road.  We got … Continue reading

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African Adventure- Day 35

This morning, the massive rock pillars were hidden away behind fog.  Our goal today was to leisurely make our way over to the towns by the Nigerian border and cross into Nigeria first thing in the morning.  Shortly after we … Continue reading

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African Adventure- Day 34

Today we tried our luck again with the internet.  I’m still not sure if we can be considered lucky or not.  Technically, we did have spurts of a functioning connection but not long enough or strong enough to actually get … Continue reading

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African Adventure- Day 33

I woke up to an amazing lightening storm.  Expecting the rain to pour down any second, we quickly packed up camp.  A drizzle started just as we loaded up the Landie and we were able to hop in before the … Continue reading

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African Adventure- Day 32

N’Gaoundere at last!  We treated ourselves to lunch at the La Plazza restaurant and ran into a bunch of people doing the Africa Rally.  There were three different cars still working their way to the finish in Douala.  The cars … Continue reading

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African Adventure- Day 31

Muddy, bumpy, and twisty pretty much all sum up our day today.  Shortly after setting off for Tibati, we came across a truck stuck in the mud and there was no way to get around it.  The truck actually created … Continue reading

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African Adventure- Day 30

Foumban didn’t have much to offer us.  We bought some fresh foods in the morning and set out straight away.  The road to Banyo wasn’t that bad.  It did, however, mark our first encounter with officials looking for “gifts”.  We … Continue reading

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African Adventure- Day 29

Wet, wet, and wet.  It took a few hours this morning drying out all of our things, luckily the sun was out to help us out.  In fact, I even got a little sunburned.  Our children friends were so excited … Continue reading

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African Adventure- Day 28- A Perfect Storm

The day began with chatting up a storm with a queen and by nightfall we were soaked to the bone due to a storm like no other.  The first stop of the day was the tribal kingdom of Bafut and … Continue reading

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African Adventure- Day 27

Everyone was eager to get an early start to packing this morning.  I was particularly eager to get up early just so I had a chance to use the bush for my morning toilet before the crowd gathered.  Sure enough … Continue reading

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