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Photo by Igor Djokovic, camping above San Juan river, Arizona USA

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Photo by Igor Djokovic,
camping above San Juan river,
Arizona USA



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Central African Republic - Overland

After exploring most of the Tibesti, some of the Ennedi and Zakouma National Park in Chad (https://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hu...i-chad-74756-4) we crossed from Sarh into the Central African Republic.

The route:
- Entering from Sahr, Chad
-Bossango
-Ndele
- Manovo Gounda St Floris National Park
- (Air from Ndele-Bria-Ndele)
- Bangui
- (Air to Dzangha Sangha and back)
- (Day trip across to Zongo, D.R.C.)
- Zinga
- Boali
- Bouar
- Carnot
- Berberati
- Bayanga
- Exiting to Bertoua, Cameroon
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Bossango

The road down to Bossango was fairly easy going, trucks are regularly passing along between Sarh and Bangui. We got through the border without much by way of hassle for Central Africa... We stayed a bit at the mission station of the Catholic church in the town.
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Catholic mission station in Bossangoa
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Ndele

Heading north from Bossango to Ndele. We were invited on arrival to the palace/residence of the Sultan of Ndele, for some shade and coca cola. They were surprised that two foreigners had driven into town....
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Problems in the middle of nowhere

After returning from the Manovo Gounda St Floris National Park we had various problems and needed spares urgently (our supply had been stolen previously on the trip). Getting them in by air was the only feasible solution, rather than risking attempting to drive onwards to Bangui in an unstable condition, and not knowing what the road would bring or how long it may take. With the parts in hand, we flew with the plane to Bria, so as to see CAR from the air, and after a few hours on the ground, we returned to Ndele and set off southwards. (photos from the air in this post, not overland, apologies!)
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Bangui

A long drive to Bangui, through beautiful timeless scenes. The strangest thing we came across was an elderly man in a hut near the side of the road with a solar charger for an old CD player, loudly playing a piece I recognized - Haydn's Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major. We chatted for a while, he had studied music in Paris and had performed for the then Emperor Bokassa.

Bangui was a much welcomed injection of city life, alongside the mighty Oubangui River. For those who have seen Mads Brugers film "The Ambassador", the Oubangui Hotel (formerly Safari Hotel) is instantly recognizable. For those who haven't seen it, it comes highly recommended for an interesting glimpse into a different side of life in the Central African Republic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLQNYsxP9T0
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Magnificent! Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your trip and post photos.
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It gives me no small amount of joy that we had to ask if the account & images waere recent or from 10 years ago.

Thanks for sharing, more when you can please.
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Magnificent! Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your trip and post photos.
As he said!
And anything you can share about your brief incursion into DRC would also be interesting, and also the process for getting a visa into CAR.

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