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Archive for August, 2013
13000 KM !
Posted on August 31, 2013 | No CommentsThe highway Yamoussoukro-Abidjan is almost finished and I can cycle at the speed of light (for a photon on a saddle) on the empty lanes. Ivory Coast is very good […]The waterlogged roads to Tiwai Island
Posted on August 28, 2013 | 3 CommentsToday is the day we start on the supposedly bad roads. There is no more tar from Bandajuma until the Liberian border and I hope the rain didn’t ruin the […]Days rich in encounters
Posted on August 24, 2013 | No CommentsIt is almost 8 am and we made sure to be ready with the desks and benches back in position. Unlike in Guinea, where they last four months, the school […]The Peninsular road
Posted on August 20, 2013 | 3 CommentsWe leave Freetown going around the peninsular road until Waterloo. This way, we avoid the worst part of Freetown and enjoy a nice ride. I will continue the journey onward […]Freetown
Posted on August 15, 2013 | 5 CommentsThe kids are dressed up for school, in a green or blue uniform, while I load up my bike and leave for Freetown. I have 10 kilometers to cycle from […]Rain for Sierra Leone
Posted on August 10, 2013 | No CommentsI have to wait until 11 am for the rain to stop in order to leave Farmoriah and Guinea. I have only 10 km left to the Sierra Leonean border […]Road checkpoints
Posted on August 7, 2013 | 3 CommentsThe reasons I chose to reach Mamou and sleep in a hostel were not met. I wanted to sleep dry and have electricity for my laptop. I only managed to […]Riding the edge of the Fouta Djalon
Posted on August 4, 2013 | No CommentsThe ride up to the Fouta, the first mountains since Morocco, was a bit disappointing. It is indeed beautiful, but not as scenic as expected. I guess I had too […]