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Month: February 2023

Day 70. Faranah to Guekedou. Guinea. Monday 27th Feb.

After a day of maintenance. It was excellent having a day’s rest from driving yesterday. I greased the driveshafts again and tightened the rear diff plate as oil was weeping past the gasket. Washed, dried and lightly oiled the dirty air filter and stored it for the next change. This…

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Dennis 28/02/2023 01/03/2023The Trip Plan 4

Day 69. Sunday, 26th February, 2023. A rest day in Faranah, Guinea.

After a few days of being thrown around on horrible roads a rest day was very necessary. It is just exhausting, especially with the heat. Adam, having gone on ahead, had booked a room for 2 nights for us and French couple, Sebastien and Alexandra. They are travelling on Honda…

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Jen 28/02/2023 28/02/2023The Trip Plan 3

Day 68. Saturday 25th Feb. Mamou – Faranah. Guinea.

Oh! the luxury of a warm shower. Our breakfast supplies are running out. Chia seeds and raisins bought from England are nearly spent and it won’t be long before porridge oats are out too. There seems to be plenty of the basic foodstuffs but we’ll probably have to wait till…

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Dennis 27/02/2023 27/02/2023The Trip Plan 5

Day 67. Friday, 24th February, 2023. From Tata Hotel, Labe to Africa Hotel in Mamou, Guinea.

First thing this morning we were millionaires. In Guinea Francs that is. After saying goodbye to French couple, Jean Luc and Annie, I paid for our overnight accommodation and dinner. 320,000 Guinea Francs.  We then left for Mamou and shortly after found a gas station. Without much thought, we just…

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Jen 26/02/2023 27/02/2023The Trip Plan 0

Day 64. Camp Almagui Bissau – to Gabu, Guinea Bissau. Tuesday 21st February.

Please excuse the order of blog entry. Days and wifi difficulties has meant we are out of step. The Carnival went on till 4am. Not much sleep. Up at 7am to be at the Ivory Coast Embassy by 9am to pick up our visas. Packing up camp so we could…

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Day 66. Koundara to Labe, Guinea. Thursday 23 February. 2023.

So, our night in the hotel wasn’t the greatest experience. Don’t get me wrong, the room was adequate but the luxury of a Heart Pump and 18deg temperature, died around 1am when the power went off. I woke from the deepest sleep wondering why it was so hot. We had…

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Dennis 24/02/2023 26/02/2023The Trip Plan 3

Day 65. Wednesday, 22nd February, 2023. From Gabu, Guinea Bissau to Koundara Guinea.

Yesterday we got our knickers in a bit of a twist over who should be writing the blog. Having written a few paragraphs, I found Dennis had already written up yesterday. As we have been struggling all through Guinea Bissau with wifi, we were several days behind in posting blogs.…

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Jen 24/02/2023 26/02/2023The Trip Plan 2

Day 63. Camp Almagui. Guinea Bissau. Monday 20th February.

Jen has mentioned the Carnival, that is a big deal here in GB. They were practicing all night for it. Another early start. Several objectives today. Ivory Coast VisaRenewing our vehicle insurance.Getting Adam’s vehicle import permit updated.Finding a supermarket. It didn’t take long to flag down a cab. Virtually every…

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Dennis 21/02/2023 24/02/2023The Trip Plan 2

Day 62. Sunday, 19th February, 2023. From Dakosta Eco Resort on Bubaque back to Bissau

Leaving Dakosta Eco Resort Dennis was convinced no taxi had been arranged for us. I slept badly, worrying we would not wake up, despite having set an alarm for 05.45. At at 02.30 Dennis said we should get up and walk to the port. I told him not to be…

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Jen 21/02/2023 25/02/2023The Trip Plan 2

Day 61. Dakosta Eco Resort. Bubaque Island. Bijagos Archipelago. Saturday 19th February.

This is the life. This is the life Water lapping close to the tent and the sun starting to warm the air. After breakfast it’s into the ocean for a swim. Overnight the small wave chop has settled and it’s almost flat calm. After the initial shock the water is…

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