CAMEROON

Location - West/Central Africa; Capital - Yaounde; Population - 19 million; Currency - Central African CFA MORE CAMEROON

From Bitam in Gabon it's less than 30 minutes to the Cameroon border at Amban, and on to Yaounde - December 2008.

The Central African Franc (CFA) is a common currency of 6 countries and is pegged to the Euro

Go to Mont Febe for great views of the capital, Yaounde

The swimming pool of Hotel Mont Febe overlooks Yaounde

A mural adorns a building at Place de l'Independance, Yaounde

Place de l'Independance, central Yaounde

I'm guessing this statue represents the struggle for independence (achieved in 1960) - Place de l'Independance, Yaounde

I felt the city was a bit soulless and lacking in character. Areas to the south of the centre are livelier - Yaounde

The coastal waters at Kribi

Kribi is about a 3 hour drive south of Douala

Zooming in on Hotel de l'Ocean, Kribi

Luckily the monstrosity that is the (defunct) extension to the Hotel Palm Beach Plus is just out of view in this photo - Kribi

A 5/10 minute walk south of the Palm Beach Plus and you'll get to this point - Kribi

Rocks on Kribi beach

Early evening at Hotel de l'Ocean, Kribi

Kribi town centre is a hive of activity

Traditional and modern, Kribi.
A pirogue is a small, wooden flat-bottomed boat used by fishermen.
An oil tanker is big and holds lots of oil. Yes really.

The Auberge du Phare's restaurant has a great setting on Kribi beach

There's plenty of lizards (and birds) for company at Auberge du Phare, Kribi

The 'phare' itself - Kribi's lighthouse at full moon

A short drive south of Kribi are the Lobe waterfalls, Kribi

The Lobe waterfalls are set in a bay 7kms from the beach hotels of Kribi

Birdlife at Lobe waterfalls, Kribi

Lobe waterfalls, Kribi

A beach stroll from Lobe falls to Hotel Ilomba, Kribi

Hotel Ilomba's beach-bar near Lobe waterfalls, Kribi

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LINKS

www.postnewsline.com - Cameroon online newspaper, in English

www.fakotourism.com - guide to south west Cameroon including Limbe, Mt Cameroon

www.cameroononline.org - Cameroon news

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