Pirogue

The 87 year old man in the Cleveland, Ohio Scout uniform was the chief of the village we stayed in last night - wizened face, slow but steady in his movements, and in pretty good shape for his age. He gave Sabine two fine looking chickens as a gift last night and as he waited on the bank to see us off just before 0800 this morning, he was extremely friendly and courteous. Beside him stood an old lady,who I first thought was his wife, very dignified in her bearin...

Baby transport

Posing for the camera

Our wake up call - at 0545 this morning - was the sound of a large group of men rapidly approaching our camp site singing/chanting loudly. Whatever their intentions were, it seemed best to get up fairly rapidly and that decision was vindicated by being witness to the sort of display of singing and dancing that you only get in Africa. They were all young lads - members of the local football team, kitted out in replica Manchester United, Arsenal and Barcelona tops ...