Central Africa/Congo Basin

.... time for another flower :-)<br />
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Our flight to Ouesso (where we would begin a canoe trip into the Central African Republic to see wild, but habituated, gorillas) was booked on a Russian charter airline. Unfortunately, it went out of business shortly before our arrival and Jean-Pierre wasn't able to get us on another flight for 2 days. We were about to become the only group of white tourists ever to spend 3 consecutive nights in Brazzaville, Congo. The worst part of this mess was that our time with the wild gorillas would be shortened from 3 days to 2. Those last 3 days were the primary reason I joined this trip.<br />
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Our hotel sort of had air-conditioning and the tv sometimes worked, so we settled in and made the best of it. In the meantime, Jean-Pierre tried very hard to find activities for us. Keep reading to see what he came up with...

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.... time for another flower :-)

Our flight to Ouesso (where we would begin a canoe trip into the Central African Republic to see wild, but habituated, gorillas) was booked on a Russian charter airline. Unfortunately, it went out of business shortly before our arrival and Jean-Pierre wasn't able to get us on another flight for 2 days. We were about to become the only group of white tourists ever to spend 3 consecutive nights in Brazzaville, Congo. The worst part of this mess was that our time with the wild gorillas would be shortened from 3 days to 2. Those last 3 days were the primary reason I joined this trip.

Our hotel sort of had air-conditioning and the tv sometimes worked, so we settled in and made the best of it. In the meantime, Jean-Pierre tried very hard to find activities for us. Keep reading to see what he came up with...

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