Monthly Archives: September 2008

African Adventure- Day 27

Posted on September 7, 2008 by rsiminkas

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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African Adventure- Day 26

Posted on September 6, 2008 by rsiminkas

Gotta love Yaoundé!  We really enjoyed our time here.  We lingered in the morning and said goodbye to all of our new friends.  Grocery shopping took up a significant portion of the morning.  We went to the super fancy “Casino” … Continue reading →

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African Adventure- Day 25

Posted on September 5, 2008 by rsiminkas

Yaoundé is much more pleasant by foot than in car.  We walked all around today running errands, most of which were successful.  It is a rather hilly town, fairly modern, and surprisingly laid back.  Nobody seemed to care that foreigners … Continue reading →

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African Adventure- Day 24- Insects Attack Part II

Posted on September 4, 2008 by rsiminkas

I woke up to an early morning; once again the insects unleashed their fury on us.  This time the perpetrators were soldier ants.  They were similar to the one that latched on to Bobby’s flip flop during the forest walk … Continue reading →

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African Adventure- Day 23

Posted on September 3, 2008 by rsiminkas

Considering the great expense to spend another night at the formidable Lope Hotel, we opted to camp in the bush nearby.  After having spent a night deep in the jungle, we awoke to discovering elephant droppings on the path to … Continue reading →

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African Adventure- Day 22

Posted on September 2, 2008 by rsiminkas

Since we didn’t get too see too many animals, we made the decision to splurge for the mandrill tour that is run by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).  They put four collars on members of different packs of Mandrills to … Continue reading →

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African Adventure- Day 21

Posted on September 1, 2008 by rsiminkas

Today was our big day for game viewing.  Unfortunately there wasn’t much that wished to be seen.  The animals that we did see were very skittish, they obviously still regard humans as being a threat.  I don’t blame them based … Continue reading →

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