Intro
Limbe
The Gardens
Mt. Cameroon
Northward
Hospital
Maroua
Waza Park
More Waza
Waza Three
Home
Paris
The Journal:
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Our Trip to Africa
In February, 2002, Trish and I were fortunate enough to take a trip to Cameroon, Africa to see our friend Kari who was nearing the end of a two-year mission at a hospital. While Kari was there, she met Andy, a British accountant who was working in the hospital. They are planning to wed as soon as they can figure their way around customs!
The following pages detail a few highlights of our trip. Some of the pages are very large, but the pictures have been downsized considerably so hopefully that will help. Click on any picture to view the larger version. Feel free to drop us a note at spedlists@erstads.com or terstad@erstads.com for any thoughts!
Limbe -- The resort town on the Atlantic Ocean - our first destination in CameroonBotanical Gardens -- Next door to our hotel in Limbe
Mt. Cameroon -- Our valiant effort to climb Mt. Cameroon
Cross Country -- Our trip north to the edge of the desert
Hospital -- The Hospital de Meskine, Kari's home for almost two years
Maroua -- The larger city outside of the hospital
Waza Park -- Our photo safari through this incredible park
Waza Two -- More wildlife pictures
Waza Three -- Mostly giraffe pictures
Heading Home
Paris -- We also stayed in Paris for four days on the way over - a few pictures from that
You can also see the unedited journal that Trish and I kept during our stay in Cameroon. These pages might take a while to load and I can't guarantee any information is readable or even legible or heck, even worth reading. But it's there if you want to read...
Cameroon is sometimes known as "Little Africa" due to its large size and vast differences in climate and ecosystems, ranging from jungle coastland to dry savannah, to near-desert. Cameroon is on the western coast of Africa, just north of the equator. Aside from the local native languages, French is very dominant with some English spoken in the far west. The country is one of the largest in all of Africa - 475,000 square kilometers, or a little larger than the state of California. The population of Cameroon is about 14 million.
The area around Mt. Cameroon has one of the highest levels of rainfall in all the world -- one of the areas around Limbe is the second wettest place on earth. The northern part of the country is very near the Sahara desert and has a long rainy season from May to October. Cameroon shares its currency with a number of other central African countries and uses the CFA franc (pronounced See-Fah); when we were in Cameroon, approximately 700 CFAs equaled one US Dollar (10,000 CFAs, a common bill, was about $14). Cameroon is one of the three or four most expensive countries in West Africa to visit.
