Blogs from Cameroon, Africa - page 6

TOUR TO CAMEROON, AFRICA December 12, 2005 - January 1, 2006 Tour members: Don and Nancy Miller, Joe and Denny Nkemontoh, and their three children, Dan, Ruth and Paul Brief History: The country got its name in 1472 when the Portuguese sailors first began making sustained visits to the coastal region. They sailed into the area of what is now known as the Wouri River and named it Rio dos Cameroes (i.e. river of prawns). From that time on, the country has had a variety of names, depending on its political and linguistic history, namely Cameroon (British), Kamerun (German) and Cameroun (French). The first settlements on Cameroon soil were made by Baptist missionaries. In 1844 the British Foreign Missionary Society secured land in West Cameroon to establish a church and school under the leadership of Joseph ... read more

How can three plus week long trip be condensed down into a few blog entries? It can't. There is so much I have left out. So many experiences, smells, images, interactions... I know that things will pop into my head as time goes on so I may occasionally add to this blog. I would also invite anyone to ask questions or make comments to make this a more active blog. Also, I am creating a photo gallery. You can visit this by clicking on Denny N and then photo gallery. Musings: 1. It was difficult at times to write this blog knowing that people from Cameroon will be reading it. I wanted to be honest but I didn't want to be offensive. For example, when I wrote about the bad road to Mamfe, I don't want ... read more

George warned us that the road to Mamfe was in disrepair and it would take a long time to get there. We were determined to spend Christmas with Joe's brother Phillip and his family in Mamfe and several people told me that the roads weren't really all that bad so we forged ahead. It should've been adequate warning that we had a hard time hiring a van that was willing to go to Mambe... Live and learn. First we stopped in Kumba. Joe was brought up by his aunt and uncle in Kumba. He went there when he was seven years old in order to attend school. In fact, when he entered primary school, he enrolled under his uncle's name, Mbah, so that was our last name when we first married. His uncle has passed away ... read more

We're back home now and I never had another chance to make it to a cyber cafe so I'll do a couple of entries to cover the rest of the trip... When I left off, we were just leaving Limbe to go to the beach resort of Kribi. The roads were fine and we stopped often to purchase coconuts on the way. George insists they taste best eaten with bread but I liked them just as they were. We also picked up a couple of pineapples to eat once there. At intervals along the way, various food items are for sale and if you slow, "sales people" both young and old, hurry to the car window and attempt to sell you their food wares. We were reluctant to buy many of the items as we didn't ... read more

I've tried to add three pictures. It's time consuming and they're probably too big. Only two minutes left on this computer. I'll send a synopsis later.... read more