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WE LOVE DAKAR! Part 4: La Main Gauche

Posted on December 16, 2016 by

Our art-craving slaked, we got on with the business of getting out of here. Ousmane, our best friend at Ngor Lounge was proving a godsend. Boris’s right hand man, Ousmane was at work from dawn till dusk during the month … Continue reading →

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Conga-ing across the Congo

Posted on September 4, 2013 by

We crossed the Congo river the first time last Tuesday morning when we left Matadi via the Pont Maréchal. It’s an impressive bit of joint DRC/Japanese engineering (according to the flags), and cost 36,800 Congolese francs to take the truck … Continue reading →

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How the Good Luck Fairy got legless

Posted on July 29, 2013 by

Of all the petrol stations in all of Angola, we were lucky enough to stumble into Hugo’s. Still in shock from the sudden death of Mark’s Mum, we were looking for water. We had neglected to top up our tanks … Continue reading →

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