GABON

Location - Central Africa; Capital - Libreville; Population - 1.4 million; Currency - Central African CFA Franc MORE GABON

Another couple of flights from Loango and we were back in Libreville - December 2008.

Gabon is one of several countries that uses the Central African CFA. It has parity with the West African CFA.

Cape Esterias is less than an hour's drive from Libreville, on a tarmaced but potholed road

If you're looking for a drink at one of the beachside restaurants, come at the weekend otherwise you'll find everything closed (as I found out) - Cape Esterias

Lambaréné island is surrounded by the Ogooué river

A section of Lambaréné island's market has somehow drifted off into the Ogooué river

One of the bigger shops in Lambaréné

Lambaréné is famous for the Schweitzer Hospital, founded in 1924 by Dr Albert Schweitzer

A view of Schweitzer Hospital from the Ogooué river, Lambaréné

The grounds of Schweitzer hospital, Lambaréné

The former living quarters of Dr Schweitzer is now a museum - Lambaréné

Albert Schweitzer's room, Lambaréné

Dr Schweitzer founded a village for leprosy sufferers next to the hospital, which is still inhabited today - Lambaréné

His Wikipedia entry here

The Albert Schweitzer Association here

Walk from the Schweitzer hospital down to the banks of the Ogooué river - Lambaréné

Lambaréné's petrol station - for boats that is

Taking a turn off the Ogooué river towards Lake Zilé, Lambaréné

The picturesque backwaters between river and lake are a lovely area - Lambaréné

My YouTube video here

Lake Zilé supports a few villages on its banks

The lush vegetation of Lake Zilé

A pelican keeps watch close to Lambaréné

Underneath the bridge that links Lambaréné island to the Right Bank are a huge number of bats

On our way from Lambaréné to Oyem we had a brief wait for a bus in Ndjolé

The grounds of the Mvet Palace Hotel in Oyem lead to a small lake

I don't know if this lake has a name. It's probably just Lake Oyem - Oyem

From the opposite side of the lake, Oyem

The bustling border town of Bitam

Bitam is the last town before the borders with Cameroon to the north and Equatorial Guinea to the west

In need of an MOT - Bitam

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LINKS

www.legabon.org - Gabon tourist guide (plus investment, art & culture etc)

http://gabonlife.com - focusing on African news rather than Gabon specifically

www.gabonmagazine.com - 'politics, economy, tourism, culture'

www.gabontour.ga - in French only

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