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Archive for February, 2014
21000 KM !
Posted on February 28, 2014 | 2 CommentsThat is more than half a round the world journey (Earth’s circumference at the Equator: 40075 km) and, still riding the least frequented dirt roads when possible, my equipment is […]Le massif du Mayombe
Posted on February 24, 2014 | 1 CommentThe fiber optic is in Dolisie since 2009, but it is connected to nothing. The internet cafés are slower than a 2G network. Since the youth can access Facebook on […]Across columns of driver ants
Posted on February 20, 2014 | 1 CommentThe driver ants (also known as siafu ants, army ants) have been crossing crossing my dirt roads quite often, since West Africa. I am not sure exactly which species I have encountered, […]First steps in Congo
Posted on February 16, 2014 | No CommentsWe leave Gabon without having seen any elephant, and with the hope of finding more food in Congo. The Gabonese immigration post is in Boumango, 17 kilometers before the real […]20000 KM !
Posted on February 13, 2014 | 2 CommentsTwenty thousand kilometers and still on the road. Angola is a cycling paradise, with stunning landscapes and many brand new (Chinese) roads. Yet, avoiding the traffic and the very expensive […]Franceville, following in the footsteps of Brazza
Posted on February 12, 2014 | 1 CommentThe French consul takes us to the consulate of Congo in Franceville, and applying for a visa when he sits next to us becomes much easier: the usual requirements and […]When the Chinese build the roads
Posted on February 8, 2014 | 3 CommentsThe bees are absolutely everywhere. It is with good reason that the rainforest is called until Lastoursville “la forêt des abeilles”, the forest of the bees. They stick to my […]Cycling through the Lope National Park
Posted on February 5, 2014 | 1 CommentThe inhabitants of Junkville didn’t spell a cast on us, and I didn’t hear a single story about “taper le diable”. The devil may be invisible, but the chief Daniel […]The logging trucks
Posted on February 2, 2014 | No Comments“Watch out for the logging trucks!“. Logging trucks seem to be the only danger in Gabon, and we were warned against them several times. The “grumiers” carry the timber (les […]