Monthly Archives: February 2009

Back to school

Posted on Saturday, 28 February 2009 by robjkentjr

First off, let me apologize for having sent the same post three times. I was having problems with our new internet connection in the dorms. This brings me to my second point. Rasa and I are now officially back to … finish reading Back to school

Posted in Australia, Oceania | Tagged adventure, Africa, ANU, Asia, Australia, Canberra, home, life, map, maps, photo, photograph, picture, Rasa, school, travel | 2 Comments

Lope National Park: Day #2

Posted on Saturday, 21 February 2009 by robjkentjr

A Mandrill is an endangered primate closely related to the baboon and they commonly live in groups up to 1,000. Today we will see them. The Wildlife Conservation Society tracks the mandrill groups as part of their park conservation program. … finish reading Lope National Park: Day #2

Posted in Africa, Gabon | Tagged Africa, baboon, border crossing, Cameroon, camping, forest, Gabon, guide, hunter, jungle, life, mandrill, national park, night, park, photograph, sea, ski, tea, wildlife | 8 Comments

Lope National Park: Day #1

Posted on Friday, 20 February 2009 by robjkentjr

With our hotel room, we also got a two-trip guided safari package. We were up at dawn searching for coffee before the morning tour but again found the restaurant closed so we demanded a quick stop in town before heading … finish reading Lope National Park: Day #1

Posted in Africa, Gabon | Tagged Africa, ants, beer, Cameroon, car, coffee, elephant, Gabon, guide, hotel, jungle, mandrill, national park, park, photograph, Rasa, restaurant, safari, sea, tour, village | 2 Comments

Lope Hotel

Posted on Wednesday, 18 February 2009 by robjkentjr

We thought it would take us no more than two hours to arrive at Lope but six hours later than expected, we finally arrived. With such a horrible road, we were glad to treat ourselves to a bit of luxury. … finish reading Lope Hotel

Posted in Africa, Gabon | Tagged Africa, bad, camping, city, crocodile, dinner, electricity, fish, Gabon, hotel, night, photograph, pool, Rasa, restaurant, river, road, safari, sky, tea, tent, water, West Africa | 3 Comments

Leaving Libreville

Posted on Saturday, 14 February 2009 by robjkentjr

After breakfast, we set out for an ambitious drive in order to make Lope National Park by nightfall. As soon as we hit the traffic leaving Libreville though, we knew there was no way so we decided to stop at … finish reading Leaving Libreville

Posted in Africa, Gabon | Tagged breakfast, camping, children, dinner, drive, Famous, Gabon, guide, highlight, highway, life, logging, lunch, national park, night, nightfall, park, Rasa, river, road, sweet, tea, wildlife | 1 Comment

Monthly Archives: February 2009

Back to school

Lope National Park: Day #2

Lope National Park: Day #1

Lope Hotel

Leaving Libreville

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