Yaounde Hilton

... sidetrip was about 4300 CFA - a bargain really considering what we did. My canoe on the trip back to shore began to sink and luckily John H and I got out without getting wet, but Rory and the poler fell in much to the amusement of those on shore. Bushcamped that night.<br><br>Dist cov. = 135 km<br><br>11th - At the start of the day Chris put the truck on a 45 degree lean in a ditch (we were saved by this from rolling) while passing between trucks on either ...

... and Gary had organised a cake - in such a remote place this was no small feat. <br>3 Dinn** at the night market in Marrakesh - this is a huge open air market just filled with stalls selling cooked up goodies, th**e w**e lant**ns and spruk**s ev**ywh**e - we had snails, lamb tangine, soup and fresh OJ - it was a lovely date. We could have had goats head and offal but I though snails w**e adventurous enough. <br>4 Bush camping - this was a surprise for me ...

... shiv**s and was rapped up in my sleeping bag, even though it was about 25 deg outside. At this stage I still thought nothing of it.<br><br>The following morning I woke aft** only an hours sleep and apart from the sore back and mid section I went on as normal, the only diff**ence was I was now lying down in the truck instead of sitting up. As the day continued the pain increased and I thought for the first time I was getting a fev**. The th**momet** was ...

... ences in building design in the rural villages. Clothes have also changed slightly ov** countries. Although most countries since Mali have featured brightly coloured fabrics with bold designs, the wearing of the fabric changes in each country - in some, like Ghana, men and women have tailored clothes made from the same fabric, whilst in Cam**oon it appears that only women wear the traditional fabrics and predominantly in tent dress style (highly unflatt**ing, unlike ...

... essayé de nous rendre les choses compliquées pour nous laiss** continu**, mais ça n'a pas marché, on a rien donné, nique sa mère ! Côté cam**ounais on est tous (plus une) rentré dans un vieux vehicule 5 places (on était à 7) que devrait arriv** à Kumba 5 heures après selon le càs clinique de chauffeur qui nous a emmenés. Sauf que, à peine 2 km de fait et on a troué le radiateur ce que nous a fait revenir en arrière pour le répar**. Puis le gars roulait comme un ...

... surrounds dotted with villages, goats, snotty nosed kids and people carrying goods piled high on their heads. Once again saw numerous albinos. Like I said before the amount of albinos here is just incredible. I saw about 10 today. I do have to wonder how their skin copes in this climate. I would assume differently to those with darker skin but who knows. We drove head on into a thunderstorm. Those in the ...

... We crested a hill where there was a blind patch of missing tar. Jay couldn't stop in time so we literally flew over it sending all those at the back of the truck flying. Think there will be a few colourfully bruised bums and backs tomorrow, especially Mike who flew so high he nearly hit the roof. Same same drive passing through lush green countryside and little villages. Ended up arriving in Yaounde around 6pm. With a population of 1.1 ...

... il n y a presque pas de bus. Tout se fait en taxi collectif. Ainsi les gens se postent le long de la chaussée, et donnent la destination et le prix, si le taxi est d accord il klaxonne ou hoche la tete sinon il part et ceci se fait en 2-3 secondes. Les prix sont de l ordre du centimes pour les taxis collectifs. Mais il faut se poster au bonne endroit et connaitre les points de reperes ou les taxis veulent bien aller facilement.

... stretch of fine golden sand. Unfortunately, the hotel was closed down by the government, they had a financial dispute with the owners over land issues.A real pity!And my drunken driver had to drive me back to town, run out of gazoline, was apprehended by the traffic police, in short: I had all the bad luck in one time..and was happy to finally find a bed in 'Coco Beach Hotel', a few moments before the sun was going down over the Atlantic Ocean.

... deals with the problems of emigration in Mauritania) and th**e are the slaves....people with no rights (at least as a common rule). Mauritania is des**t and most of the population lives a nomadic life...which means they have no stable home...it gave me the sensation that these people are the ghosts of the des**t...today you might find their tent, you might be invited to enjoy a cup of tea and a nice conv**sation but the next day they disappear as if the harmattan wind ...