Travelling man

These last few weeks in Cameroon are slipping away fast. I've been living on a bus to try and see as much of this beautiful country as possible.

I left Mamfe back to Buea on another epic voyage of eight hours, this was mainly due to the 4x4 breaking down and the bus having to pull it at a snails pace. They didn't have any towrope so what did we use?, a seatbelt. It kept becoming undone and in the dark of the dusty night, car horns and people shouting at us really didn't seem to help our progress. I'll say it again though, travelling in Cameroon is a real experience and is never boring.

It was sad to leave all the Americans behind as it was lots of fun having them around, people go on different paths in life and they were destined to do their work in Mamfe, and they certainly have a lot to get on with. Hopefully i will be going back there in a few weeks to help Kait with the school on wheels programme as i have some knowledge of how it works in Buea.

Last night i met Ines for a beer at Adidjan and we discussed going to Bamenda, i want to go before i head to Mamfe so she suggested we leave today. I'm now sitting in an internet cafe in Bamenda in the north-west province overlooking a giant mountain. I love being spontaneous.

We left at 10A.M this morning and we arrived at about 5P.M. It was a pretty cramped drive and i was scared i hadn't eaten enough for breakfast but once you are on the road and you stop at a checkpoint people come running with all kinds of delicious fruits perched on their heads. So i've been snacking quite healthily all the way here. On a side not i've developed a pretty serious watermelon addiction. The fruit is amazing here.

The road into Bamenda was truly spectacular. The city lies in a basin surrounded by sizeable mountains and when we drove down into it on roads that curved like the Monte Carlo grand prix, i was so transfixed i almost forgot to take pictures. The city seems cool, kind of like Yaounde without the tall buildings. We're going to go exploring on Monday as tomorrow i'm going to meet a man who has mastered the art of teleportation. Can't wait.