Here Endeth The Lesson
HERE ENDETH THE LESSON We knew the trip through Spain, Portugal and then Spain again would be relatively uneventful compared to the rest of our journey , and so we devoted much of our time…
18th Jun 2009 - Portugal - hits: 76
Morocco And The High Atlas
After crossing the mined border without mishap we had to really plan so as to ensure our trip through Morocco was not just a repeat of 4 years ago. We have always found when you revisit a…
3rd Jun 2009 - Morocco - hits: 113
In At Last
After three days in the broiling heat and dust of Bamako the Mauritanian authorities finally gave us our visa to enter the country. So we set off again and bush camped in virtually the same …
22nd May 2009 - Mauritania - hits: 131
Mauritania Says No To The Georges
We didn't want to spend any time in Bamako so we drove straight through and up to the border with Mauritania at Nioro. As experienced travellers we knew that visas could easily be obtained at…
16th May 2009 - Mali - hits: 119
Dogon Country
It was a shame and a wrench to leave Ougadougou, but onwards we had to go, and our visas for Mali were burning a hole in our pockets after burning a biggger hole when we paid for them. We…
12th May 2009 - Mali - hits: 113
And Into Nigeria
AND INTO NIGERIA The border is at a place called Banki…which is like Berlin was with a wall across the middle. One side speaks English…the other French, and although there is a wall cyclist…
7th May 2009 - Nigeria - hits: 125
Into Cameroon
It was indeed all tar from Ndjole to the border, but we took it easy, making only about 200k before checking in to luxurious accommodation, and air conditioned comfort. Except that is when …
12th Apr 2009 - Cameroon - hits: 103
Gabon and all points North
GABON AND ALL POINTS NORTH. Whether its just the sheer relief of being out of the quicksands of the Congo, we don’t know but we really have enjoyed Gabon so far. Franceville is the main town…
4th Apr 2009 - Gabon - hits: 140
Rumble in the Jungle
We achieved all we wanted to achieve in Brazzaville. We stayed 6 nights in a reasonable campement…3 days sleeping in the van and when they had a room 3 days in air conditioned luxury. Although…
30th Mar 2009 - Congo, Republic of the - hits: 157
A Letter From Brazzaville
Well we finally made it after 8 of the most eventful days of our trip so far, covering three borders and three capital cities, Luanda, Kinshasa and Brazzaville. Forgive the relatively boring…
27th Mar 2009 - Congo, Republic of the - hits: 168
