Kribi - a perfect way to end our stay

The last few days provided the opportunity to go to Kribi, a quick trip to a tropical beach. The journey was an adventure. I have never been in such a tightly packed bus before; the rows should take four but with the additional fold up sit extended into the aisle made it five, plus children. Our luggage was tossed on top of the bus, later joined by a goat, that was passed up and tethered to the roof rack for the journey. Getting out en route was demonstrated by a young woman who went out via the window. Her goods, shoes, etc passed to her by fellow passengers.

Arriving in Kribi, Elvis, one of the

many taxi drivers who decended on

us when we arrived, came from Bamenda and spoke English.

He was most helpful and helped us locate an hotel, within our budget.

Le Jardin d'Eden was just right, simple, met our needs and the setting idyllic. We arrived early afternoon and the next day we went for a walk , watched the fishing net being pulled in, but sadly only a small catch.

The return journey was as interesting and a final shop at the local market when we got back to buy some Cameroon football shirts to take home .

I have been back a while and I suspect I am the slowest blogger ever but thank you for your best wishes and joining me on my journey. It is good to be home .

Would I go back, yes, I would love to, working in Cameroon was an experience not to be missed but anywhere in Africa would be fine.

See how it goes and what opportunities present in the future.

Wendy

Last week in Cameroon

Setting time aside for sightseeing. First a trip to Lake Alwen. We left early in the morning; it was cool, misty and had that early morning calm feeling as we drove up the hill to up station. Looking back on Bamenda I realized yet again how spread out the town is. The drive was lovely and even better as we went higher through the Eucalyptus forests that Penny had referred to when describing previous work she had done with the forestry department, planting these trees. As we were going uphill I noticed there has been some small mud slides, not surprising in the rainy season but thankfully they were not severe enough to close the roads.

Lake Alwen was lovely, so calm and peaceful. It is quite a big lake and the surrounding vegetations, trees so green. We could not gain access as the gates were locked. In the early morning mist it reminded me of the Lake District. We explored but could not go far. A notice gave instructions of what not to do so as to avoid forest fires, including smoking bees for honey. On the way back we passed some young boys driving cattle, who live a more nomadic life, settling for short periods with the cattle before moving on.








It was a good day and when we returned Valeret wanted us to be
part of group family photos,
for which he had hired a professional photographer.