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Greta’s in the woods for a spot of birding

Day 40… Thursday 11th May Thunderstorm last night and heavy rain this morning.  Abidjan traffic slow but flowing.  Stocked up on fuel and food from a large ‘Carrefour’ to get...

I’m a fiend for Mojitos

Day 39… Wednesday 10th May A short drive from Yamoussoukro to Abidjan around 2 and half hours today along a fast toll road with very few vehicles.  The roads in...

Bouafle or Yamoussoukro???

Day 38… Tuesday 9th May Discovered some old potatoes purchased from Senegal buried deep in the back drawer of Greta.  Only a small maggot infestation to deal with before we...

Is COVID still a thing?

Day 37… Monday 8th May Short drive to the Ivory Coast boarder along a tarmacked road  – very smooth and quite journey with hardly a passing car.   The last section...

We found Dr Evil’s secret lair!

Day 36… Sunday 7th May Had a nice chat with guests/staff before heading off to Nzerekore, another 5 hour drive planned.  Road was tarmacked the whole way and only a...

A toast to the new King

Day 35… Saturday 6th May A 5 hour drive heading from Faranah to Gueckedou along a tared road for most of the way – very few vehicles, just the odd...

Roads?! Where we’re going We don’t need Roads!!!

Day 34… Friday 5th May Our route to Faranah took us up a windy mountain road with very little traffic.  The road was being repaired and passed lots of construction...

Rumble in the Jungle

Day 33… Thursday 4th May We had a tour around the waterfalls and set off around mid-day with a 4 hour drive to Mamou.  As we set off with a...

Escape from Conakry

Days 30/31/32… 1st/2nd/3rd May Having arrived in Conakry on a Sunday, we soon discovered that Monday was a national holiday and the Ivory Coast embassy would not be open.  We...

Time for a lavage

Day 29… Sunday 30th April Greta sustained minor damage to her undercarriage yesterday and has sprung a leak (oil? power steering fluid?).  We purchased oil, topped her up and hoped...

A bone-shaking ride

Day 28… Saturday 29th April The chosen route today to Boke was a difficult challenge and in hindsight we should not have gone this way.  It was a dirt road...

Hotel of Horrors… or Gaol in Gaoual

Day 27… Friday 28 April Early start with another border crossing to contend with into Guinea.  The road we took was very peaceful though a wood with lots of termite...
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