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Tag Archives: Gabon
Samarkand
Local markets are always one of our favorite things to visit. Samarkand’s market area is in the shadows of a mosque built for Tamerlane in the 14th century. From the sweets section of the market you are reminded of past … Continue reading
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
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
African Adventure- Day 24- Insects Attack Part II
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
African Adventure- Day 23
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
African Adventure- Day 21
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
African Adventure- Day 18
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 … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 17
First thing in the morning, we went straight to the Cameroonian Embassy to requests our visas. With the large expat community in Gabon, there is a large, fancy market to suit their needs. In Libreville it is the Géant … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 16
Libreville is a surprising place. It was the first time since arriving in Africa that had traffic lights, modern buildings, tons of restaurants and foreigners. Despite all these modern and efficient appearances, we’ve learned that it is still Africa. Every … Continue reading
Insects Attack, Part II- Day 14
BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ. I awoke to a bee alarm clock this morning before sunrise. I suppose we should have paid closer attention last night to the number of insects as we were setting up camp. There must be a beehive … Continue reading