Kristox, hope you enjoyed the festival. In Limbé now, let me know if you're around.

I crossed yesterday at Ekok. They would not issue a visa on the spot. This I know because two days earlier I walked across the bridge and asked the officials on the other side. I specifically asked about a transit visa to no avail. I was expecting the consulate in calabar to be closed until the 7th because it was closed on Monday after Christmas and assumed it would be closed that week; and knew the embassy in Abuja would be closed Jan 1-6. Anyway, I was turned away so had to return to calabar. Luckily they were open on Tuesday from 9:30 (three pictures, one form, 18k naira / 95euro, 10 minutes).

The road from Ekok to Mamfe is newly paved and in perfect condition. Very little traffic compared to Nigeria.

The road from Mamfe to Limbé will soon be paved (many road crews currently operating). It's pretty rough now but doable and very scenic. A full day's ride for me.

The border itself wasn't a big deal (0 paid; maybe two hours total) although the Cameroon side was particularly disorganized and inefficient. The passavant/TIP was free.

Be sure to spend all your Naira before arriving as their exchange was very bad (10k Naira gets you 25k CFA whereas it should get 30k). I think it would be hard to change at banks in Mamfe by the looks of it.

Sadly, I saw no antelope.

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