Take Off

We slept in Aplahoue and took off from there. After about four kilometers on the tar road, we turned left and had great ride through side and rutted roads, and waited for the population to arrive. This is of where we turned left.


From: Africa » Benin

Beninese  Flag Present day Benin was the site of Dahomey, a prominent West African kingdom that rose in the 15th century. The territory became a French Colony in 1872 and achieved independence on 1 August 1960, as the Republic of Benin. A succession of military gov... [read more]
Blog: Bike Ride
Date: September 22nd 2007

These pictures are also from a while ago... The HIV/AIDS awareness bike trip was in April 2007, and covered the enitre Mono/Coufo region and followed the old train tracks. It was a wonderful trip. See www.peacecorps.gov/volunteerjournals to read more about the trip. ... read more







Tot: 0.833s; Tpl: 0.002s; cc: 5; qc: 43; dbt: 0.0304s; 1; s:notus w:www (50.28.61.183); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.6mb