The Gabonese Republic

It has been interesting to observe how different countries manage entry and exit procedures at their borders. Entry into Gabon was incredibly slow, I think too slow for David’s liking; his favourite word, “efficient,” certainly could not be used to describe the process. While I, on the other hand, loved the slow, casual pace and having to go from one building to another to have each “official” look, jot down, or stamp our passports.​
The humidity is next level here, and thank goodness David bought a small farm that has been invaluable to use in the evenings in our tent. Amen for a cool, albeit mechanically generated, breeze.​

I absolutely love that the first road sign I saw in Gabon was warning about how elephants cross the road, AND AND AND we tasted our very first Cacao fruit!Read more