September 14th 2005, we left Canada feeling ready to tackle the road from Cape to Cairo. Our grand adventure had begun once we picked up our fully kitted out modified expedition Land Cruiser 80 series in Johannesburg. Where are we going to put everything? A LABOUR OF LOVE Several kilometres south of Johannesburg, we visited […]
We crossed the bridge demarcating the border between Nigeria and Cameroon with a sigh of relief. We had heard wonderful things about travelling through Cameroon especially when compared to the challenges of transversing Nigeria. We arrived in Ekok, a typical little border town in Cameroon. Grubby and very busy, as it is the primary smugglers […]
We were anxious about entering Nigeria we had heard so many horror stories, but in order to head south there is currently no safe way to avoid Nigeria. We approached the Nigerian border with some caution not quite knowing what to expect. The police welcomed us warmly into Nigeria and wished us a good trip. […]
