life in a fishing village on the banks of the Nyanga River, Gabon.......

pounding cassava leaves with garlic for dinner.....

repairing nets.....

Our multinational, exploratory trip.... Myumba to Nyanga river crossing on the way to Gamba

Having a "refreshment" at a local fisherman's "village" on the Nyanga river...

Gabon's forest elephants....

We decided we needed to go and find some Forest Elephants, which we did, but much more besides...Stunning, extraordinary beauty and a "secret' coastline we didn't even know existed. I will post pics of the beach on another post.....

This little green lake is meant to be haunted, you won't find a local for miles near it....

we took the boat upstream....

as we heard we could see Chimpanzees, so grabbing my camera and plenty insect repellant off we went...  Sadly we didn't see the Chimps but will try again another time, but here are a few snaps from the huge Nyanga River.... it shows me more than ever how very isolated we are... totally uninhabited for hours.... so different to Southern Africa, where the rivers draw the people...
Nyanga River, Gabon

so much rain the moss grows on the branches...

Jb's office (with a gorgeous view) and one of the houses...