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Brazzaville, Brazzaville, Congo. Life in Brazzaville moves at a slow pace. Everyone just goes about their business during the day, but at night things comes alive in a mix of eating, talking, singing, dancing and drinking. We were staying with Chantal and Florence, two teachers at the Lycée Français (French school), who we found through CouchSurfing. During the day, we…
Immediately after entering Congo the gravel road deteriorated, it’s clearly not maintained like the road on the Gabon side. Mud puddles quickly became the norm. After the first village we come across a truck stuck in waist deep mud, completely blocking the road. Some locals had cut an alternate track and wanted to charge us…
Countries visited – Congo, DRC, Angola & Namibia Miles travelled – 2667 miles Sunny days – 27 days Coldest night – 18’C Kamanjab, Namibia Warmest day – 38’C Purros, Namibia Highest mountain pass travelled – 4879ft, Van Zyl’s Pass Cheapest fuel – £0.27, Angola Best food tasted – Meat (of known origin) & Wine!!! We treated ourselves to the best…