It's been a great start to our last week here in Buea. On Monday we took some trials, by way of ATV's, to (in my estimation) some pretty remote villages.. only because they're really not accessible by a normal vehicle. We had a great time.. only had 1 wreck. It's crazy to see the amount of people that live in these regions.. dwellings all over these mountain sides. Oh did you know, Cameroon has a population of 20 million plus.. a country the size of California.
Tuesday we woke to pouring rain that ended at noon. We then went to the coastal town of Limbe to a Primate sanctuary. Unlike U.S. zoo's, all these monkeys inhabit this local region of West Africa.. the second biggest rainforest in the world. That evening we had dinner guest.. Missionary (Independent) friends from up the street. Former Missionaries in Ghana, they are now here in Cameroon. The gentleman was born in Elizabeth City, NC.. what's the chances.
Thank God for the Easy-Shop!
Today, Todd and I climbed some of Mt. Cameroon. We took off at 5am with a hired guide.. our first hour was by flashlight thru rainforest. Todd made it about an hour and turned back. George (my guide.. w/ rubber sandals) and I then continued climbing.. approximately 4,000 feet over 4.5 hours. We made it to our destination Hut 2, which is halfway up Mt. Cameroon.. rested 30 minutes and started back down. The worst part about this mountain, in case you want to come one weekend, is the incline and the loose lava rock.. very unstable footing. We made it down at 2:30pm.. total time of 9.5 hours. And to think, they have a mountain race every year and the record time to the summit and back (21 kilometers) is under 5 hours! To be honest (my opinion), the accomplishment, views, and fat burned is still not worth the climb.. haha. I actually passed out at the bottom.. I ain't never felt this weak. I'm going to lay down and die now.
Tomorrow we're going back to Douala. Down to a couple more days. Love you.. miss you..
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