Jeff & Heidi Cecil: Day 7

11:00am: We are on the road to Bamenda (blog to be posted later). We are making this trip during the daylight.. we must make it before dark (this route is dangerous for travel after darkness). With a population around 300k, it sits in a separate mountain range 6 hours northeast of Buea.. still in the same river basin, the second biggest rainforest in the world! The temperature today is 90º+.. very humid. A river in this region also has the "goliath frog".. can weigh up to 6lbs.

1:00pm: As we drive our views are vast ranges of banana, plantain, coconut, pineapple, papaya, tea, cocoa, sugarcane, and rubber tree plantations. I find it hard to describe the beauty with words.. even pictures can't capture it. All along the way is village after village.. shanties, dwellings and roadside vendors sell bread, corn, grapefruit, melons, bananas, nuts, dead jungle cats, snakes.. all kinds of goodies. Only fruits that are inside the peel are safe for us to eat.

The homes here in the coastal region are mostly block, metal roof and dirt floors. The further we drive today it gets more and more remote, the dwellings are mostly mud and grass. I cannot get good pictures (sorry Jenny) because of the rain and our speed.. and we ain't slowing down!

The region in which Bamenda sits is very traditional. The people are also more aggressive. The majority still believes and even worships the traditional idols and gods. Witchcraft is seen and practiced all over Cameroon. But praise be to Jesus, there is an army rising up! His church is growing.. His gospel, this truth is being spread!

3:30pm: We are now 2 hours out from Bamenda and the "good" road just ended. It just got muddy and rough. Our footlockers (luggage) are behind the truck on the trailer.. good thing we ducktaped the seams.

This weekend in Bamenda, we will stay at the Baptist Mission. Please pray for Bro. Rusty Riddick, he has been sick for 2 days. As for Hi-C and I, for the most part we are healthy.

Roadside picnic.