Lopé National Park Gorillas
The road winds along the banks and eventually crosses the boiling whitewater of the Ogooue River over a monster bridge. The town of Lopé is little more than a tiny general store and a...
Category: Overland
To Lopé National Park
I have been in Gabon for only a few days, and already I really like it. Somehow the jungle is thicker and greener, the trees are much, much bigger, the rolling hills spectacular, and...
The Equator, Gabon
After just over a year into this massive expedition I have reached a huge milestone. Not far into Gabon, on a highway thick with monster logging trucks, I watch the numbers on my GPS...
Into Gabon
Many people had told me Cameroon is a major highlight of the West Coast, and so I came in with high expectations. After roaming around, I can honestly say those high expectations were met...
Cameroon Closes
I move South, continuing to follow the coast to the end of the road in Cameroon, at a small town called Campo. I stop in town to buy lunch and supplies and locals are...
Chasing Turtles in Ébodjé
South of Kribi I drive on a massive freeway, past the shiny new deep-water port. I have heard many countries in this region had planned to build a monster port for decades, and it...
