Gabon

Houses constructed in timber or concrete.  Most are painted in bright blue, yellow, green or pink. Grass around properties and well maintained. Flowers and plants planted around properties and next to roads Roads are extremely quiet – no mopeds or taxi-buses. Logging industry very active and working on a Sunday.  Areas of rainforest cleared and...Read More

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 was in bad condition therefore anticipated a long day.  It was an incredibly long day (15 hours on the go).  Turned up at the last...Read More

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 become drier and flatter with long grasses and the occasional tree.  A couple of police road blocks but no demands for documents and they simply...Read More

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 to keep going.  Google translate and small talk in French worked wonders and the mechanic got started straight away.  His friend drove us around to...Read More

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 allowing plenty of time helps.  The road in the morning was in good condition and progress was easy.  Gabon has a monsoon climate being close...Read More

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 stayed longer.  Very easy road to the border with very few cars on the road.  Eerily quiet for several miles.  The border crossing out of...Read More