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| It was a rush against time to get on board the plane |
Day 1: After the terrible time we had in Equatorial Guinea, I was
looking forward to the forests of Sao Tome. Neither the two day stay in
Cameroon, nor the camping out at the airport in Libreville could dim my
spirit. We were waiting patiently to be
called to board the plane. We suddenly heard a loud shout! The security guys have forgotten about us, and
it was a race against time to board .
To climb the Pico de Sao Tome takes 2 days and you need to
be physically fit to do this. Luckily I was - but being stranded in Equatorial Guinea did not leave us
with the luxury of perfect planning, and we did not have 2 days left.
We quickly dropped our luggage at the Airbnb
before setting off to a little village closer to the mountain on motorbikes.
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| It was a steep. rushed climb to the top |
Day 2: We started our hike at 3 o'clock and just about
raced to the top, which we reached at 13:00.
The humidity factor was extremely high and I can’t remember ever being so
tired!! But we had no choice. The paths were slippery and at one stage, we
crossed a narrow winding path with vertical drops to our sides.
We also ran out of water and were grateful
when we got to a farm where we could pick some tomatoes.
By 20: 00, we still had 5 km to walk to our hotel but
luckily we were able to get some water at a village and it was a miracle when
we got a lift from one of the villagers back to the hotel.
It was also a miracle that no one got injured since we all had a fall or two going down. After a nice hot shower, I fell asleep – too tired to even eat lunch.
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| The beautiful forest |
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| The life saving roots of the plants |
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| Don't let the smile fool you. I was dead tired |
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| On our way back to the capital |
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