Sober and rested, we opted for a clockwise journey on the ring road around Mount Oku… well sort of opted, we didn’t find the road for the anticlockwise route. We threaded through the traffic out of Bamenda and followed good twisty roads north, past rainforesty looking scenery.
The first stop was at Metchum Falls, a small [...]
Entries from February 2008
February 24, 2008
Cameroon Part 2
February 24, 2008
Cameroon Part 1
Our last night in Nigeria, was at a secure location in Yola. We opted for easy hotel restaurant food and asked the waitress what was on offer. We were surprised when she first said, “You people don’t swallow food, do you?”. I know we look a little thinner than when we started this trip, but… [...]
February 6, 2008
On the move with two working arms
Okay, so we didn’t report back in a week as promised, but you should be used to our lack of punctuality by now. I spent a week trying to build some strength into my crooked arm and replace the ‘bingo wing’ I’d developed in place of my previously rippling muscles. After a week of arm [...]


