Sunday 27 November 2016

Brazzaville - Boko - BORDER DRC - Luozi


We go for it

(November, 25)
BRAZZAVILLE - LUOZI (DRC)

Distance: 200 KM (This is just a guess. Officially the borderroad does not exist)

Roadconditions: 
Brazzaville-Kinkala-Nkama (good
Nkama-Boko-Kanzi-Mpasa-Tombo-BORDER (muddy, steep, slippery and ... rebels?)
BORDER-Kimbanza-BanzaMbu-Luango-Luozi (better than bad, rebel-free)

Estimate driving time: 1,5 days (and that's optimistic)

Satellite signal : strong  - weak -  absent

There's a voice in my had that says 'this is an impossible trip'. 
It is not easy to make decisions like this. We have 2 important rules: listen to your 'antenna' and never drive at night.
With all the info from HQ (the route, the conditions, safety, advise from the Embassy, emergency numbers, contacts) we go for PLAN B. According to the road conditions, steep and slippery, I re-arranged the roof-rack. All heavy loads of mosquito-nets, inside the Land Rover..... and pray.

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