Into Angola
It seems that everyone I talk to has a different story about which DRC/Angola border is horrible. There appear to be stories about violence, or road blocks or even having guns pointed at people...
Tagged: crossing the DRC
Across The DRC Day 4
Mist rolls over the small green hills in the early morning, and I thoroughly enjoy going for a walk before sunrise. It’s fantastic to be moving and not pouring sweat for once. Soon enough...
Across The DRC Day 3 – Luozi Ferry across the Congo River
Finally ready for what many assume is the biggest challenges on the entire West Coast, we drive a short distance on some extremely nasty and washed-out dirt roads until the mighty Congo River comes...
Across The DRC Day 3 – Luozi
With a lot of waving and distracted kids, we leave the school buildings behind and continue our Eastward journey. Shockingly the torrential rain during the night has not changed the road much. A few...
Across The DRC Day 2
In the morning we are up and moving before the heat of the day, and before our curious neighbors can return to resume their endless staring. Immediately the “highway” picks up where it left...
Across The DRC Day 1
From the second we move away the border, the road is barely a road. It’s really more of a walking / motorbike track. The track is so overgrown I am scraping through brush on...
