Tag: adventure
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The Surcuito.
One of the upsides of the madness of quarantines around the world is that it has forced people to go outside more. When you can’t go “inside” and meet others, it seems the natural trajectory has been to spend more time outside where there is space for everyone. If Covid has brought anything positive it…
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The final one
Like in all great adventures, time starts off slowly and before you know it, the end is at your door (or tent?) step. For us, our time in the Congo basin had to come to an end. Our days exploring Lango bai in wet, dry and muddy conditions were followed by a night at another…
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In the forest’s footsteps
I have never been a person of small and closed spaces. Although I enjoy trees immensely, the rainforest can easily take over and become somewhat overwhelming as walls of green are constantly surrounding you. “I am a man of the forest” said our guide Alon with his long beard “I’m never going back to the…
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Ngaga Camp
It’s very hard to even begin to wrap all the thoughts, feelings, ideas, effort and sensory cues that are involved in gorilla trekking. How do you even begin to describe an experience that can provoke so many reactions in people? It’s not an easy task and it’s perhaps the reason why I’ve been putting this…
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Brazzaville
We all knew someone, but only one person knew us all. Three live in their homeland, five do not. One is married, but wasn’t part of the two couples. Two are exes. Three are girls, five are boys. Of eight, 6 landed together in Brazzaville. Brazzaville is the name of the capital of the Congo.…