A couple of weeks ago we put up a slideshow of the Bonobos in DRC. This time it is some of the Lowland Gorillas, Forest Elephants and people we met in the Central African Republic and the Republic of Congo. A fantastic time for those who want something a little different.
Some tips if you are about to go there:
1. Expect the unexpected.
2. Carry some Euros. This is by far much preferred over the US$ as the local currency (the CFA) is pegged to the Euro.
3. Brush up on your French.
4. The food you eat will actually be very good. However the Pygmys catch animals in nets in the Forest, some of these are dried and smoked. We were not hungry enough to take a bite of one of these!
5. Expect the unexpected and be disappointed if everything goes according to plan!
Enough of that, here is a quick slideshow:
The shots at the beginning if the slideshow are the tribe who dug us out of the mud. Their reward some hard currency and a few packets of cigarettes. The shots of the Elephants taken from a hide overlooking a bai, which is a clearing in the middle of a rain forrest where animals and birds come down for minerals. Finally we took many of the people shots in a market where snakes and various monkeys were available as meat. To us disturbing, but for the local people a source of protein.
Check our website in a week or so as we are working on a trip-report and putting some more high-res photos on the site.
Julie and Adam
More shots from our recent expedition - 13 September 2009
