Cameroon Photo Essay

By Savannah Grace on May 28, 2016 • ( 3 Comments )

What an experience! Cameroon ranks so highly as one of the most adventurous countries I’ve visited. We ventured through Nigeria headed south into Cameroon where we INSTANTLY hit a battle field of mud.

We were so fortunate to have joined forces earlier on the road with other travellers. Our convoy was made up of the “dirty dozen” from seven countries in three overland trucks. As we entered Cameroon, another overland truck had just made the treacherous journey through Cameroon and had warned we may not make it through the jungle in our massive 10 ton yellow beast.

The most memorable day was getting stuck and digging ourselves out for hours with local boys who appeared out of nowhere from the depths of the jungle. We only managed to cover 6km that day! Knee deep mud, slipping and sliding, river baths, bribing officials with rice, tear licking flies, broken bridges, digging, digging, digging!!! These are the memories that flood my mind when I think of Cameroon.

: Passing by a quaint village.

: This bridge looks pretty stable…

: Preparing the road so we might get through.

: Looks like we didn`t make it this time. Hours of digging to get free.

: This is a pretty bug.

: Stuck again. This time we needed to pull out the winch.

: Time to start the fire and dinner after a long day of digging. We managed to get 6 kms.

: Camping and relaxing after a very long day.

: This is the main highway from Nigeria’s border into Cameroon

: The highway finally is clear for movement after 3 days digging.

: This is definitely a tight squeeze.

: A beautiful new bridge seems so odd and out of place with the roads.

: Wonderful to find fresh fast moving water to relax in after hours of hot digging.

: Feels great to be clean again.

: Even Bindhi gets washed.

: Spending time visiting with locals as we wait for the jungle highway to be cleared. – Ayukaba

: Beautiful children to play with while we wait for the road to clear. -Ayukaba

: Children on their way to school.-Ayukaba,

: You have to love the banana plant

: This guy makes carrying a log easy. Limbe

: Looks so clean and fresh! Why not try it anyway. -Ayukaba

: The road is a lot better today then yesterday.

: A storm is on its way as we approach Kumba

: What a sky. Kumba

: There were many logging trucks to see on the road this day. heading to Kumba.

: Beautiful view in Limbe on the Gulf of Guinea

: Well that is a good idea. on the way into the city of Limbe

: Prepareing to climb Mount Cameroon with sherpas it makes 22 people and gear. – Buea

: A very strenuous hike up Mount Cameroon. 4,040m . View of Limbe below and the gulf of Guinea

: Sleeping time on Mount Cameroon, We were too tired to care about the freezing cold.

: Descending Mount Cameroon. “I will never climb a mountain again”

: A lovely sample of some of the flowers of Cameroon

: This is an interesting load

: Date palms. This is what palm oil is made from.

: Statue De La Nouvelle Liberte, Douala

: You must always share the streets with everything. Douala

: Amazing horns on those cows, they seem so proud as they walk through Yaounde

: Yaoundé is the capital city of Cameroon

: Fixing the bridge to our camping spot that we broke with our overweight truck – Yaoundé

: Our camp area in

: Time for a few repairs. Poor Kees the repairs never end. Yaoundé

: Another never ending job. Bre and the dishes. Yaoundé

: Wringing the laundry the old fashion way. Yaoundé

: Cameroon is truly beautiful.

: Cleaning and assessing the damage from biting bugs, prickly sticks, and too much humidity.

: What do you get if you mix a lion and a dachshund? Ebolowa

: Our camping spot at a hotel parking lot. -Ebolowa

: And malaria strikes some more members of the group. – Ebolowa

: And where to next. – Ebolowa Cameroon

Stay tuned for more #FridayFotos. Next week is CANADA

Savannah Grace

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3 replies »

maggiethemom says:

May 29, 2016 at 1:55 am

Reblogged this on maggiethemom and commented:
Great memories! These photos kind of makes me want to do it again. 🙂

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Jacomijn Heupink says:

June 22, 2016 at 12:07 pm

Really enjoyed watching your pictures!! Great traveling by truck!!

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- Savannah Grace says:
  
  June 23, 2016 at 1:05 pm
  
  Thanks Jacomijn! So glad you liked them. Will you be at #TBEX Stockholm next month?
  
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