DAY FORTY-SEVEN  Today was the day of the long-awaited Kumuka Olympics.  The games started at 3 p.m. with a boat … Continue reading 8/10/89

 DAY FORTY-SIX  With not much to do we just sat around all day.  I wrote quite a few letters sitting … Continue reading 7/10/89

 DAY FORTY-FIVE  We had a reasonably early breakfast then went into town and spent a couple of hours looking around … Continue reading 6/10/89

DAY FORTY-FOUR Showers!!  Cold and smelly but nevertheless wonderful.  After breakfast we went into town and filled in the papers … Continue reading 5/10/89

DAY FORTY-THREE  The rain pelted down during the night but had cleared by dawn and we were packed up and … Continue reading 4/10/89

 DAY FORTY-TWO  The monkeys at the rain barrier had told us we wouldn’t be allowed through until 12 p.m. so … Continue reading 3/10/89

DAY FORTY-ONE We arrived at the border on the Zaire bank of the Ubangui River at 7:30 and as was … Continue reading 2/10/89

DAY FORTY The stillness of the forest was shattered at 5:30 AM by the roar of a chain-saw as Mike … Continue reading 1/10/89

DAY THIRTY-NINE The morning was bright and clear but we headed away from Lisala full of apprehension about what the … Continue reading 30/9/89

DAY THIRTY-EIGHT At 7:00 we finally left the shit-hole that is Bomba. The cashier at the hotel in his haste … Continue reading 29/9/89