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Boogie time

Day 76… Friday 16th June Having recently applied for an Angolan E-Visa, discovered that it was only the pre-authorisation stage and another process was required.  Decided to stay an extra...

All signs point to Pointe-Noire

Day 75… Thursday 15th June Our drive to Pointe-Noire was 4 hours – a much short drive today.  Alaen got us some delicious pastries to start the day.  Our route...

Time to enter the Congo

Day 74… Wednesday 14th June Early start today due to the Gabon/Republic of Congo border crossing and uncertainties with delays.  We knew the road before and after the border crossing...

Let’s chill with a pizza

Day 73… Tuesday 13th June Set off for Mouila about 120 miles further south.  Got out more local currency (CFA) and stopped for fuel on the way.  The landscape has...

Don’t dampen those spirits

Day 72… Monday 12th June Headed to a local garage today to see if Greta’s rear suspension could be fixed.  She still has several thousand miles to go and needs...

We crossed l’equateor

Day 71… Sunday 11th June Early start as we had 300 miles to cover and several hours of driving ahead.  Road conditions and police stops are the unknown factors so...

Time for a foot spa

Day 70… Saturday 10th June After a delicious and substantial breakfast we headed to the Cameroon border.  I was sorry to leave Centre Touristique de Nkolandom and could have easily...

More corrupt rozzers on the way to Nkolandom

Day 69… Friday 9th June Off out of the chaos of Yaoundé.  After last night’s encounter with a corrupt officer and the social injustice of it, we were particularly apprehensive...

Almost a perfect day

Day 68.. Thursday 8th June Back at the DR of Congo embassy for 9am and handed over passports, photos and obscene amounts of CFA notes.  Our visas should be ready...

Another chaotic African city… this time it’s Yaoundé

Day 67… Wednesday 7th June Maize and plantain seem to be the main produce of Cameroon and we saw several cars/people loaded up with supplies.  It is a very common...

Up in the clouds

Day 66… Tuesday 6th June Discovered a broken jar of pasta sauce in the back of Greta.  The entire contents had manged to work its way into the drawer runners. ...

Back to the garage for Greta

Day 65… Monday 5th June The mechanic arrived early and confirmed it was a gear box problem.  He drove Greta and us to his garage (first time for him driving...
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