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Douala – Arrival and Departure to Benin (via Gabon), Ethiopia, Rome, Chicago, Ethiopia, Benin, and Arrival Back in Douala (via Gabon again)
8 days, 36,000 kilometers (21,600 miles) Daily Diary Yeah, right. I’ll just sum it all up for you. There was no way that I was going to be able to cross from Cameroon into Nigeria without an actual visa. I had the e-visa, but the only port of entry that would allow me through was…
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Oyem – Departure and Ride to Yaoundé
6 hours, 30 minutes, 400 kilometers (240 miles) I thought I’d show you how much road conditions can screw up your plans. The trip was 100km greater from Oyem to Yaounde than Libreville to Oyem, but took about 1/5 the time. Daily Diary Heading out of Town Abandoned sports arenas are common in this part…
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Oyem – Arrival
I was wet, stinky, and covered in mud. New and old blisters. Gross. The hotel was decent. Obviously way overpriced, but they were pretty much the only game in town. I wasn’t really in the mood to try the border, but I couldn’t see myself staying here any longer. I just needed to get to…
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Libreville – Departure and Ride (crawl) to Oyem
35 hours, 30 minutes, 400 kilometers (240 miles) N5 “Highway”? Let’s just say bragging rights for life. Trucks have a hard time. Daily Diary So innocent and upbeat. So unprepared for what was about to come. Switching Over to the N5 Not a big surprise, but it turned to mud. Light mud, but mud. I…
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Libreville – My Week in Town
Another country, another visa. As much as I tried to prepare everything for this excursion, some things are a little more fluid than I expected. Western Union, anyone? So, looking at this map you might think there are plenty of places to pick up cash, right? Wrong. 100% of the places on google maps are…
