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Daisy safely dropped off last night. Now a third of way home awaiting Paris flight.. Cassablanca airport is a considerable step up from Douala!
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Conversation degraded to knob cheese.. Ants brought it up... She may have been drinking..or maybe just needs white company after a few days alone?
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Finally arrived safely at Kribi at 8.30 tonight.. Now been dragged kicking and screaming into Java Nightclub by Battlestars and Ants :-)
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Brilliant day.. Got Daisy stuck in river..then managed to get through 3 bigger ones to Cameroon Border! Armed escort in Daisy to hotel bar and had great conversation with local "girls"! Bed now..what will tomorrow bring!! Lol
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Small setback today.. Hoped to give Daisy her biggest challenge yet..the infamous Ekok border crossing. The nigerian officials didn't think ** some text is missing **
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Never trust a Nigerian policeman..roads terrible. Those rickety wooden bridges you see in films DO exist! Just had Daisy's bumper off to clean mud from radiator! On move again now..
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Proposition No. 2..although I think she liked Daisy more than me! Bit better than last one but I'll still be sleeping alone tonight!
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Would you believe Portsmouth were playing here today..just watching it on telly now in hotel! Didn't know Crouch had switched teams..!!
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First proposition last night..nice lady but no thanks! Cameroon visa to collect tomorrow..women in embassy overheard during phone call.. "Is the white guy's visa application ok?" Don't think they get many whites here.. Drivers here nuts..seen 3 accidents in a half hour this morning..@
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Over border no problem..and roads have improved too. Wide, no potholes and no cars!
Steven Clark
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He thinks he can drive... Maybe in Scottish forests he can but in the Sahara in a 660cc car? We'll see!!
Mike Viola
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Glenburgie Subaru
Liam Wood of Glenburgie Subaru has very generously donated our chariot for our African Adventure. Liam is a pretty quick rally driver but seems to drive the oddest of cars...hence the Daihatsu!!