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No water for 3 days, a broken ferry that gets pushed across the lagoon by a tugboat, no electricity for 2 days, no airplanes, cold beer, great beaches and a fat cat about summarizes a typical Mayumban experience. Although it appears that general public service has gone down the toilet (that’s if there is water [...]

The Conkouati National Park, situated on the northwest border of Congo ,was our refuge for 4 nights. Hilda the WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) director hosted Linda and I in her incredible house, situated on a hilltop in a savannah, which overlooks a breathtaking lagoon and dense storybook like forest. Drinking a cup of tea and [...]

After the nerves had settled crossing the Cabinda border, we were faced with the daunting task of checking into Congo. You just hear the words Congo and deep down inside your fears start awakening and your perception of things going smoothly hit rock bottom. 
A few seconds later a gentleman walks up to us and says, [...]

We are beginning to think that something really strange is happening with the Marine Expedition. In fact it’s getting rather weird and we have still been left waiting for the bomb to drop on us so to speak.
 
 Not once, not even for a nano second, has one of our border crossings been nothing less than [...]