What a fortnight!! Just when we thought that nothing could top the experiences of C.A.R, along came Chad. But even before we hit the desert dunes of this unforgettable country, we spent almost a week in the highlands of northern Cameroon. In itself a highlinght of central Africa… We crossed into northern Cameroon while on [...]

Yaounde was getting a bit ‘too comfortable’ for our liking and the trip was in danger of stalling. So, after bidding goodbye to fellow biker travelers - Masa (Japanese) and Mike (British) - over just a few more beers, we set off for eastern Cameroon and the border with the Central African Republic (C.A.R). This [...]

From Kribi we continued north (on good tarmac) along the coast into anglo-phone Cameroon. Through smoggy Douala and past some banana/rubber tree plantations, we finally reached Buea on the slopes of Mt.Cameroon. In Buea we stayed with Amidou - our (compulsory) Mt.Cameroon guide. He was a great host and his wife kept us well [...]

Libreville (the capital of Gabon) did not make much of an impression on us. A typical African metropolis it was disorganised, dirty and had little interest for the traveler. If not for the delay in obtaining our Cameroon visas, we would have left earlier.
Once on the road again we stayed ‘off the beaten track’, overnighting [...]