Robs and Sarahs Great African Adventure

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Starting 4th October 2011 Sarah and Rob began travelling overland and sea from London to Durban in South Africa.

Taking in the west coast of the African continent and some destinations well trodden and quite a few not so well trodden. We made it as far as Cameroon when a completely full passport for Sarah forced our return to Europe.

Taking to bikes we are now pottering, cycling and coach surfing about France.

We will still be in South Africa by August. Though we intend to get there by plane!

Rob and Sarah xx

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  The beginning   Ipswich, United Kingdom on Oct 3, 2011 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Flash Parisian Couch Surfing: fine art, fine wine.   Paris, France on Oct 4, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
• 3

  Buses; Bulls, Tapas, Rioja   Zaragoza, Spain on Oct 9, 2011 11 pictures 2 comments
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  Beaches, Seasides NO donkey rides   Asilah, Morocco on Oct 13, 2011 16 pictures 0 comments
• 5

  Guidance for the dumb and stupid in a Hamam   Meknes, Morocco on Oct 17, 2011 6 pictures 3 comments
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  Holy Cities, Roman Ruins, Tagine and Tea   Moulay Idriss, Morocco on Oct 18, 2011 32 pictures 3 comments
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  Fez, where are all the stupid hats?   Fez, Morocco on Oct 22, 2011 26 pictures 1 comment
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  Ouarzazate   Ouarzazate, Morocco on Oct 23, 2011 17 pictures 0 comments
• 9

  A Challenging Insight: The jolly washer woman   Ait Youl, Morocco on Oct 27, 2011 31 pictures 1 comment
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  Berbers check the sheeps bum before buying.   Imilchil, Morocco on Oct 28, 2011 41 pictures 2 comments
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  Observations   Ouarzazate, Morocco on Oct 30, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
• 12

  Camels and Candy floss   Agadir, Morocco on Nov 1, 2011 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Estuaries , bananas and scrabble   Tamri, Morocco on Nov 2, 2011 11 pictures 0 comments
• 14

  Toothless oldies, fruits de mer and space cakes   Essaouira, Morocco on Nov 4, 2011 11 pictures 0 comments
• 15

  Eid, Magic and Being Prepared   Casablanca, Morocco on Nov 6, 2011 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Blood, knives and slaughter   Casablanca, Morocco on Nov 7, 2011 8 pictures 0 comments
• 17

  Why we are in Casablanca and not Mauritania   Casablanca, Morocco on Nov 7, 2011 0 pictures 6 comments
• 18

  Hustling the hustlers on the streets of Dakar   Dakar, Senegal on Nov 8, 2011 5 pictures 2 comments
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  Rattling buses and piles of meat   Joal Fadiouth, Senegal on Nov 14, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
• 20

  Trans Gambia Highway   Farafenni, Gambia on Nov 17, 2011 3 pictures 1 comment
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  Drunk hotel managers and other characters   Pakali Nding, Gambia on Nov 18, 2011 0 pictures 1 comment
• 22

  Serenity and Oiseaux   Brin, Senegal on Nov 19, 2011 1 picture 1 comment
• 23

  Bissau: A powerless waterless plucky capital   Bissau, Guinea-Bissau on Nov 26, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  In the footsteps of Mr Kurtz   Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau on Nov 27, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Meeting a king, and a lot of eeeeppos   Orango, Guinea-Bissau on Nov 29, 2011 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Koundara to Labe: Route Mauvais   Koundara, Guinea on Dec 9, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Fouta Djalon, Hassan and overwhelming kindness   Douki, Guinea on Dec 10, 2011 6 pictures 1 comment
• 28

  Christmas Greetings from Conakry   Conakry, Guinea on Dec 18, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
• 29

  Freetown Dance Party   Freetown, Sierra Leone on Dec 24, 2011 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Christmas Sierra Leone Style   Lakka, Sierra Leone on Dec 24, 2011 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Tokeh Beach- Mattress on the sand paradise   Tokeh, Sierra Leone on Dec 26, 2011 7 pictures 0 comments
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  NYE Bureh Beach: cocktails, dancing & singing   Bureh, Sierra Leone on Dec 30, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Bush medicine and paramount cheifs in Bo   Bo, Sierra Leone on Jan 6, 2012 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Boats, Barmoi's and Bonthe   Bonthe, Sierra Leone on Jan 9, 2012 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Conflict diamonds are not forever   Kenema, Sierra Leone on Jan 14, 2012 1 picture 0 comments
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  Leaving Sierra Leone: Moto Taxi Bush adventure   Guéckédou, Guinea on Jan 16, 2012 1 picture 1 comment
• 37

  Bamako buddies   Bamako, Mali on Jan 19, 2012 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Ivory Coast Visa games   Bamako, Mali on Jan 26, 2012 3 pictures 2 comments
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  Mangoes, mountains and Mali   Siby, Mali on Jan 28, 2012 10 pictures 0 comments
• 40

  Buses and bush fires   Pogo, Cote D'Ivoire on Feb 2, 2012 5 pictures 3 comments
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  Post war Bouake with Drogba   Bouaké, Cote D'Ivoire on Feb 3, 2012 0 pictures 0 comments
• 42

  African Basilica's, ambition and eerie emptyness   Yamoussoukro, Cote D'Ivoire on Feb 4, 2012 5 pictures 0 comments
• 43

  Abidjan: skyscrapers, Coupé-Décalé and Drogba   Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire on Feb 10, 2012 3 pictures 0 comments
• 44

  Muggings in Accra: Snapshot of Modern Ghana   Accra, Ghana on Feb 21, 2012 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Koffi's Kitchen   Winneba, Ghana on Feb 25, 2012 12 pictures 0 comments
• 46

  Monking about with Monks in Togo   Danyl-Apeyeme, Togo on Mar 6, 2012 4 pictures 1 comment
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  Heat, dust, chickens in Northern Togo   Sokode, Togo on Mar 10, 2012 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Bush Taxi to the Rock Of Death   Alédjo Kadara, Togo on Mar 11, 2012 3 pictures 1 comment
• 49

  Two wheels good, four wheels bad - Part 1   Kara, Togo on Mar 12, 2012 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Desert mud fortress's and a mountainous escape   Kandé, Togo on Mar 15, 2012 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Two wheels good, four wheels bad - part 2   Niamtougou, Togo on Mar 16, 2012 0 pictures 3 comments
• 52

  Pedals Power, Pigs and Passengers   Lokossa, Benin on Mar 24, 2012 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A very long but interesting story!!   Grand-Popo, Benin on Mar 26, 2012 0 pictures 2 comments
• 54

  Corruption in Cotonou   Cotonou, Benin on Apr 1, 2012 2 pictures 0 comments
• 55

  Cycling to Nigeria and Colonial Capitals in Benin   Porto-Novo, Benin on Apr 3, 2012 2 pictures 0 comments
• 56

  Crossing the Nigeria border   Kétou, Benin on Apr 5, 2012 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Crossing the Nigeria border part 2   Abeokuta, Nigeria on Apr 8, 2012 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Rust Roofs and Rocks in Abeokuta   Abeokuta, Nigeria on Apr 9, 2012 0 pictures 0 comments
• 59

  Feasting Like Yoruba Kings in Ibadan   Ibadan, Nigeria on Apr 10, 2012 18 pictures 0 comments
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  What happens next!   Jebba, Nigeria on Apr 17, 2012 0 pictures 2 comments
• 61

  The Diplomatic Scene of Airconditioned Abuja   Abuja, Nigeria on Apr 22, 2012 3 pictures 0 comments
• 62

  London plans   Calabar, Nigeria on May 2, 2012 0 pictures 1 comment
• 63

  Le Cameroun. Quelle paye!   Bakingili, Cameroon on May 10, 2012 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Coffee, Clouds and Cameroon   Bangem, Cameroon on May 14, 2012 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Bateux, Bicyclettes et les Beatles   Ouistreham, France on May 27, 2012 7 pictures 1 comment
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  Forests, Orchards, Cidre and Cows   Grimbosq, France on May 28, 2012 7 pictures 0 comments
• 67

  Rural Mayenne, tranquillity and hospitality   Contest, France on Jun 1, 2012 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Malaria returns whist in rural France   Fontenay-le-Comte, France on Jun 9, 2012 5 pictures 2 comments
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  Harbour Harmonies; La Rochelle   La Rochelle, France on Jun 10, 2012 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Scallops, marshes, dunes and hospitality   La Faute sur Mer, France on Jun 30, 2012 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Riverside walks, tea and Jazz with Wen   La Roche-Bernard, France on Jul 6, 2012 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Oystery, Salty, Isle aux Moines   Île-aux-Moines, France on Jul 11, 2012 58 pictures 0 comments
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  Jul 15, 2012   Néant-sur-Yvel, France on Jul 15, 2012 38 pictures 0 comments
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  Au revoir France   St Malo, France on Jul 18, 2012 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Return to Africa   Ballito, South Africa on Sep 19, 2012 11 pictures 2 comments
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  Zwinkwazi and house hunting on the North Coast   Zinkwazi Beach, South Africa on Sep 21, 2012 25 pictures 0 comments
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  Adventures in the veld   Saint Lucia, South Africa on Sep 28, 2012 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Zulus Thousands of Them   Albert Falls, South Africa on Sep 30, 2012 12 pictures 1 comment
• 79

  Stanger Hospital: Chaos and compassion   Stanger, South Africa on Oct 10, 2012 2 pictures 1 comment
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  Stanger: Chaos and Compassion part two   Stanger, South Africa on Oct 15, 2012 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Toads, Tonsils, Moustaches   Shaka’s Rock, South Africa on Nov 1, 2012 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Who threw that spear at me?   Eshowe, South Africa on Nov 2, 2012 30 pictures 0 comments
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  Saturday night bloodshed *WARNING BRUTAL   Highlands, South Africa on Dec 11, 2012 2 pictures 5 comments
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  Carry on Stanger   Highlands, South Africa on Jan 14, 2013 0 pictures 1 comment
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  What happens next #2   Ballito, South Africa on Mar 18, 2013 4 pictures 0 comments