From Keba to Bokeh, the unpaved small border route of Guinea Bissau and Guinea was surprisingly Africa
Hello, Bike around the worldTakuya SAITO @ Chalidermanis. I traveled from Guamana Bissau and Guinea from Casarance in southern Senegal. That border was more than I had imagined. A small street in the forest, a town shelter that will appear one after another, children gathering, Cogon river that carries bicycle. One person adventure going forward with a dramatic road paved road. That road was full of African styles and it was a lot of fun.
Minor West Africa also summarized even more minor borders. I will introduce a trip from Guinea-Bissau to Guinea's capital Conakry.
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Guinea Bissau and Guinea are around here
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I entered Guinea Bissau from Casarance in the southern part of Senegal. It is getting hot and this kind of landscape continues.
I saw a lot of palm trees.
It runs through small settlements, but the men are naked in upper body. And the children became one brief. When running, children swing like "swing, swing". In the mood of becoming a foreign baseball player, I waved hands while thinking about silly things like "swing, Team Tameni Ippai Homerun Uchidai". It is a chariderman's motto though it is kind for a child. "Branco" seems to be Caucasian in Portuguese, for them they are white people except for black people.
A trail of a country village.
When I was drinking the bag with this village bench, a girl two years old sat serving snugly. I can not stop cuddling by cloudy eyed eyes. A boy who seems to be her brother also sits with her. Both of us went over the bench, and I thought that it was also a train, but I was going to play gang, I was playing while saying well. African fun is a child. A 4 - year - old girl is dressed with vinyl chloride baby dolls and playing her sister is cute and there is no choice.
Guinea Bissau was even more childlike in Africa. A girl in Japan carries a child. I also saw that I was pregnant with the next child even though I was carrying a 1 year old child.
A house like a roof garden.
The pig is walking in the village. I entered Africa from Morocco and everywhere was Muslim so I never saw a pig. Muslims seem thin.
Fish meal I ate at a street in the street.
You can see the church as you saw in Portugal also here. Guinea-Bissau is the former Portuguese colony.
Then I came to the capital city of Bissau.
Look at the sea from the port of Bissau.
Something's monument.
And the street in the center. Whether there is Sunday or not, I am quiet. I went around a lot of countries, but this was the first disappointing capital city. Guinea-Bissau is a poor country. There is no indication that even the bottle of Coca Cola is circulating.
I was disappointed also at Bissau 's inn, so I left the capital after just one day.
Because the attraction of Guinea-Bissau is in the countryside.
The day I left Bissau, I got to the town called Mansoa.
Sign for SIDA (AIDS) enlightenment.
A child of a stall owner.
The cheerful children of the city.
Cold beer is good at best. I have found abundant beer and wine.
I am playing soccer in the square in front of the inn. It was a series of intense play that dumped the dust. It is impressive that these shoes were rubber shoes.
I managed to find a city inn. Arriving in the city and asking the villagers "Would you like a hotel in this town?" Introduced Lee. I am impressed with the fact that the Chinese live in such a place .... It is not the case when I admire. I am not a Chinese. I am going out and running. After all, this inn is next to Lee 's house.
The bustle of the market of the city on the way.
The place which becomes the branch of the road is crowded with people and can not run well.
I took a bath in the Colvar River. Have the tent set over the village across the river and head towards the river with a basin. Then local people were washing their bodies. Water is also beautiful as it is a big river.
There is no help for the plants' vigorous momentum.
I reached the city of Keba. For the moment, I will satisfy my hunger at the market. I was spoken to by the locals when I was relaxing at the stalls. "Where are you from?" "Where are you going?" With no other love conversation. Among them, the premonition that it happened (perhaps, there might be an entry office here) ran. There is a distance to the border as it is a map, but I can not find other big towns. And I heard that the borders are unpaved. So, maybe I asked "Immigration, passport, stamp here", it was here. I will get a stamp of departure properly.
Then I will listen to the way to Guinea, "Oh, do you really go through here?"
According to information heard to local people
Kebo
Bunyon (Guinea-Bissau)
Centuru (Guinea)
Cogon
Kisoma Maya
Davis
Bokeh
It seems to connect a small settlement with.
But I can not think of going to another country through such a narrow street. There are no cars to go through, and bike and bicycle pass through occasionally. I was riding a bicycle while scratching his neck.
When running you will see a settlement. This is Bunyon.
Children are playing.
Proceed through the palm tree lined path ... ...
I found a huge anthill.
"Those of us, near the bicycle are dangerous," Mango boy.
This community called Centur was like Guinea. It was not long before I crossed the border. I have not found an immigration office there.
I took pictures of the children in the settlement.
It is recommended that "Do not take female team too" and photograph them.
While doing so, children increase, increase, increase from somewhere.
Many children gathered.
The charriderman mixed in there is floating. But it was a lot of fun.
There seems to be no road in the future.
I negotiated the Cogon river. The amount of river water in this period is only down to the knees in deep places, carrying the bicycle and luggage in three times. I'm excited about one adventure.
Guineas who were together at such a river.
I took a picture together.
Run through the settlement. I got an entry stamp at a village called Kisomaya. Not to mention other travelers, even the local people do not cross the border. It was a border with really few traffic.
If you do not choose a route on the descending slope it will crash. The groove through which the water runs, the rock that jumped out, I can not get out of my mind.
It is a rough road. If it runs a heavy track after it rains, the tire can grab the way and create a groove. It's good because it's dry season, but if you run in the rainy season it's going to be ridiculous.
And I came to Davis. It was a village though I was hoping "I'm listed on the map and it will surely be a big city". There is no bank. I have not got Guinea's local currency Guinea Franc yet. On this day I got a tent stretched near the village private house. Davis is a village where electricity is not passed, but in the evening my home generator will move. At school, I saw villagers dancing happily with loud music. On the other hand, more than 100 villagers quietly look around one TV set outdoors. It was a very peaceful night.
Davis-Boke's unpaved road was easy to run.
A boy who draws water in a village well, foot pumping pump is useful.
A river that flows near Boke.
A steel bridge over that river.
I am afraid of the place where pedestrians cross ... ....
Then I reached a blur. Since I ran through unpaved roads and small settlements, I felt civilization very well in asphalt and big city.
The currency of Guinea is Guinea franc. Since 1 euro is the highest banknote, it is bulky, which is 50 euros. I could not exchange money at the bank and had no exchange office, finding the main shop that would exchange money, finally got Guinea franc. In Europe, ATM, exchanges in the former Soviet Union, even in Africa if there is a big borders there is a currency exchangeer, but the currency exchange at this border was very troublesome.
The streets of Boket that the dust covers.
I will move from Boke to Bofah. Bofa's central market.
I occasionally began seeing cloudy skies. But, it does not rain yet.
The tropical-like landscape spreads.
Ridges came out after I entered Guinea and I came to see mountains.
A river that bathed in while halfway.
We arrived at the Conakry of Guinea 's capital.
1960 is the year of Africa, and in 2010 Guinea also celebrated its 50th anniversary.
Statue of the intersection of Conakry.
The Guinea of Conakry is annoying.
When five guests pass by the youngster, five people say "Chinois" "Japonée" "Bonjour, Mackerel", "Konnichiha", "Bien, Bien, Isi" five words each saying selfish words. When I stop by suddenly by being called by one man, I strike Goo's fist forward and press a strange greeting saying "Your fist also goes together." The sun is also hot, but the Guineas are also hotter than that.
There is no harm by itself, but please be careful as there are suspicious guys.
I was spoken to a little black person in the city in English. I do not have such a memory in the word "Are you staying at the same hotel?" I will synchronize. "I am going home with today's airplane but I have snatched my waist bags and I'm not having insulin because of diabetes and it's tough" and I told the things like "I do not know this city" I misunderstood . Of course, the words I use here are decided. I ran away as soon as I did not know him. It will be a fable made. And he tells it in English He is an actor. Even if it is a real story, you should talk to Guinea in French in Togo in his mother country. It was a fishy man.
I will introduce what I had eaten in Guinea.
Buy a bag of bag water. A bag of 500 bags of Guinea fur (about 6 yen) is 25 bags and 6000 Guinea francs (about 72 yen), so collective buying is advantageous.
Bukkake rice, 3000 Guinea fran (about 36 yen)
Dried fish a mountain, 2000 Guinea fran (about 24 yen)
Piercing the pineapple, 4000 Guinea franc (about 48 yen)
Sweet porridge. 1000 Guinea franc (about 12 yen)
Sour and sweet bag Yogurt Ice It is quite easy to go. 1000 Guinea franc (about 12 yen)
Sweet sweet soft ice cream does not collect. 2500 Guinea franc (about 30 yen)
Let's drink Guinea beer after the running of the day. 6000 Guinea franc (about 72 yen)
Finally I will introduce the inn in Guinea.
Bokeh's inn, 50 thousand Guinea franc (about 600 yen)
Bocha's inn, 60 thousand Guinea franc (about 720 yen)
Conakry's inn, 75 thousand Guinea franc (about 900 yen)
Since we entered Guinea, the accommodation cheaper. Because the currency is different from Senegal and Guinea Bissau with the euro fixed Sefar franc to Guinea's own Guinea franc. As the value of the currency declined due to the inflation of the Guinea franc, it was an easy traveling environment for travelers with foreign currency. It is nice to have a desk and chair in a large room where every inn is. Electricity can only be used at night, but you can use water service.
At Conakry, the capital of Guinea, I got a visa for a neighboring country Sierra Leone. From Conakry aim for Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. Is it possible to ride a Sierra Leone civil war that was held until recently by bicycle? And I want to talk about Okada.
(Sentence / picture:Takuya SAITO @ Chaliderman
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