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Cote d'Ivoire

Good roads (properly surfaced, road markings and signage). Very few vehicles on the roads The lorries that are on the roads are not chugging out black smoke unlike Guinea. Car taxies are popular.  Regional colours – green in Mann and blue in Yassoukoudou. Cars are few but new models. Hotels accept visa payment Cleaner roads...
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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 us into Ghana.  A 2 and half drive to the Ghanaian boarder along a quite road.  Stopped once by a police officer who asked for...
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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 Yamoussoukro are so new, there are no road markings and google maps was not recognising them.  The buildings are newly constructed and the roads are...
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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 set off.  The Ivory Coast roads are a dream.  Proper road markings, signage and safety barriers.  Needed local currency (back to XOF (CFA) again) and...
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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 was an unmade road with deep crevices but Greta is very capable.  Border crossing out of Guinea was very easy and no one else was...
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