Day 103: Cool air at 1,000 metres
Soutpiel Safari
John & Jenny
Tue 15 Feb 2011 17:47
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Day 103: Tuesday 15 February 2011. Presbyterian
Synod Office, Buea, Cameroon N04 09.692 E009 13.973
Distance driven 175 km
We drove on to Kumba on a pretty poor degraded tarmac
road and a good asphalt surface after Kumba. At Kumba we took a short
diversion to visit the crater lake at Barombi Mbo a short way outside the
town. The track down to the lake was pretty difficult even for a Land
Rover and probably explained the lack of tourists. The lake itself was
delightful, surrounded by rain forest and very tranquil. We took the opportunity
of stripping off, having a swim and a very thorough wash and scrub. We emerged
cleaner than we have been for weeks!
From there we drove into Buea and climbed up into the
town at 1,000 metres, with cool air and mist billowing down from Mount Cameroon.
It is just wonderful to be cool again after weeks of stickiness. We are camped
at the Presbyterian Synod Guest House, had the car washed and given the lady
here an enormous bag of very dirty laundry!
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