http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Central-African-Republic/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Africa , Central African Republic en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:24:01 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:24:01 UTC From February 1526 2008 I embarked in the challenging enterprise of facilitating a leadership travel for three companion synods. Six faithful but season travelers from Texas Louisiana Golf Cost Western North Dakota and EasternNorth Dakota synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America responded to the ldquoCAR 2000 Challengerdquo. The challenge consisted in crossing 2000 kms 10 http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Central-African-Republic/West/Bouar/blog-262785.html I frequently visit the Central African Republic CAR to foster the companion relationship between the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ELCA and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the CAR ELCCAR. Despite the political turmoil civil conflict and political instability I cannot find a good excuse for not visiting my companions friends brothers and sisters in the faith. CAR is rich in http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Central-African-Republic/West/Bouar/blog-258288.html I don't think anyone travels to the Congo without being well informed about it but I don't think anyone who goes to the Congo fails to compare it to the Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad since it was the setting for this book. Yeah it's fairly heart of darknessish but so is all of Central Africa. This is where the guidebook ends so I gave my guidebook away to a kid at the local restauran http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Central-African-Republic/blog-93239.html Before talking about CAR I will talk a little about my excellent time in Cameroon really a pretty nice country. I encountered no bureaucratic hassles here everyone was friendly and compared to where I am now scamming and money grubbing were almost non existent. Despite their intensive logging the forests of Cameroon are still incredibly beautiful especially in south. I like the Anglophon http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Central-African-Republic/blog-92620.html