In a few days we will be negotiating our way through the jungle of central west Africa. Our African journey continues in Cameroon and in particular the land of the Baka people in the forests of the south west part of the country. A local contact has given us some coordinates of a sacred forest which feels a fitting place to start the next section of our Africa Bike Ride ‘To The Cape Before We Are 60’. “The gate of the forest is a big splitted tree, where you have to leave all bad things in physical reality (which can injure others) and all bad things from your heart. According to the Baka beliefs the sacred forest is a forbidden place for bad ghosts/souls, and it cleans your heart… “ A useful place to depart from as we head off on muddy tracks through hot humid Jungle of Cameroon, Gabon and Congo. Progress will be slow. There maybe challenges with wildlife, and there is the forest of the bees to get across too! Then hopefully it’s onto Angola and if we are doing really well Namibia, but that seems a very long way off. The jungle section, about 2000km, will be very unpredictable on timings with terrible road conditions. Angola, conditions become more predictable! ……
https://photos.app.goo.gl/xiHyGkgh5SH6g5Fj9
The journey so far, 6600 miles, Uk to Benin/Nigeria. (Two legs: UK to Gambia. And Gambia to Benin)
Cameroon to the Cape of Good Hope, 4500 miles ( two more legs)
Missing out Nigeria due to safety reasons.
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Hello David & Helen,
My very best wishes for your success in accomplishing the next leg(s) of your fascinating African adventure.
I’m sorry to have missed you on your last visit to the IoW, nevertheless I will look forward to following your progress as you post updates on “tandemtravel”.
I do hope there’ll be an opportunity to meet up, either here on the IoW or the Mainland after your safe return.
Kindest regards
Mike G.
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Good luck Dave and Warty.
Have a great trip and keep us posted with all your adventures
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Thanks Simey, will do. We are also on Polar steps: davidbarr1 it’s a kind of map blog app and warty is doing the updates there.
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Good luck you two,we will enjoy traveling from our armchairs again Joe and Alison
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Thanks Joe and Alison
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Excellent images on the link, Dave and Hellen.
It does look like hard work pedalling in places and there did appear to be an abundance of camels in one location. One does ponder if an attempt were made to barter a bicycle for a couple of camels if it would be successful?
With best wishes to you both, Steve
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