Tag Archives: wildlife

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

Albert Schweitzer Hospital

Posted on Monday, 12 January 2009 by robjkentjr

After the river trip, we decide to spend one more night in Lambaréné instead of travelling to Libreville. With the extra time, we visited the N’Gomo Church and Albert Schweitzer Hospital. This view from the river shows the former orphanage, … finish reading Albert Schweitzer Hospital

Posted in Africa, Gabon | Tagged bad, car, church, city, fish, food, Gabon, good, happy, hospital, jungle, kids, lamb, life, logging, money, museum, night, picture, pretty, Rasa, river, school, sleep, tea, travel, wildlife | 3 Comments

The Ogooué River

Posted on Monday, 5 January 2009 by robjkentjr

For all of us, this was the first safari into a Central African jungle. Although hippos did not attack our boat, we still narrowly escape from Hitchcock’s birds. For the next six-hours, this was our high-speed limousine around town. Lambaréné … finish reading The Ogooué River

Posted in Africa, Gabon | Tagged Africa, bird, boat, camping, commerce, fish, food, Gabon, hippo, income, jungle, Kenya, lamb, life, logging, lunch, ocean, peace, picture, Rasa, river, safari, ski, Tanzania, taxi, water, wildlife | 2 Comments

The gift of sustainable subsistence

Posted on Wednesday, 24 December 2008 by robjkentjr

Development is always a fine line between environmental preservation and human subsistence. As countries develop, this line naturally becomes blurred but in Gabon, Siat has maintained it for the benefit of all. The 40 employees who work the cattle farm … finish reading The gift of sustainable subsistence

Posted in Africa, Gabon | Tagged ants, car, children, chimpanzee, christmas, cows, development, drive, eating, elephant, Gabon, good, happy, home, life, mandrill, night, paris, Rasa, sustainable, village, walking, wildlife | 5 Comments

Kayaking in the Mangroves

Posted on Monday, 24 November 2008 by robjkentjr

For our final day at Mayumba, we made use of the free kayaks to explore the mangrove forest. Along with this park, the Wildlife Conservation Society has successfully launched several others on the path to sustainability. We came to Mayumba … finish reading Kayaking in the Mangroves

Posted in Africa, Gabon | Tagged beer, car, Congo, ferry, fish, forest, friend, Gabon, home, hotel, life, maze, park, picture, Rasa, village, volunteer, water, wildlife | 4 Comments

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