I am finally sitting at the Baptist rest house in Douala watching the sun set over the port. I will catch my flight tonight, arriving in Brussels the following morning, and eventually I will meet Christie at the Minneapolis airport tomorrow afternoon! My last weekend in Mbingo we took a trip up to the hills on horseback to visit a Fulani family that Dennis knows. After 2 days on a horse that airplane seat is going to feel very comfortable in comparison! We were miles up in the hills away from roads, motorized vehicles, electricity or even running water. The picture below is one of the last things I expected in that situation, a man carrying a full sofa on his head, apparently to one of the larger Fulani compounds. The family we stayed with was very hospitable and friendly, and could could not believe the concept of snow. It was interesting to spend the night in a place not unlike a similar family would have spent the night hundreds of years ago. The view from their home would have been a site for a multimillion dollar house back in the U.S!
Chickens found our breakfast leftovers
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