Travel to Cameroon - January 2011

Discovering killifishes in their natural environment...


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31/12/2010 - 06h30 - "Dringggggg !!!"

D-Day. In four hours, we are on the plane. Program: Bordeaux airport-> Paris CDC airport -> Douala airport. The excitement is there, no worries. The adventure begins. After leaving our companions and dear Sam in the lobby, it's time to embark.



After several hours of flying, here we are in Douala, Cameroon's largest city. It is 8:20 PM. Outside temperature above 30°C. Humidity at saturation. Simply put, the sky falls on your shoulders!
Once retrieved our luggage, the airport exit will long be embedded in our memories. A horde of people rush on you to carry your luggage (moyennent finances of course) a few times with some aggression, or else to take you by taxi to your hotel, etc..
Cyril us having spotted easily (thank you Sam for the indication to Cyril: "3 little whites lost"), we assume, not without difficulty, reach our hotel "The home of the sailor."
After asking our luggage, we start with our taxi driver assigned "Papadas" living in neighborhoods of Douala for a drink. Arrival and new year required!