Last week in Cameroon
on Wendy Bird in Cameroon (Cameroon), 14/Sep/2009 19:56, 34 days ago
Setting time aside for sightseeing. First a trip to Lake Alwen. We left early in the morning; it was cool, misty and had that early morning calm feeling as we drove up the hill to up station. Looking back on Bamenda I realized yet again how spread out the town is. The drive was lovely and even better as we went higher through the Eucalyptus forests that Penny had referred to when describing previous work she had done with the forestry department, planting these trees. As we were going uphill I noticed there has been some small mud slides, not surprising in the rainy season but thankfully they were not severe enough to close the roads.Lake Alwen was lovely, so calm and peaceful. It is quite a big lake and the surrounding vegetations, trees so green. We could not gain access as the gates were locked. In the early morning mist it reminded me of the Lake District. We explored but could not go far. A notice gave instructions of what not to do so as to avoid forest fires, including smoking bees for honey. On the way back we passed some young boys driving cattle, who live a more nomadic life, settling for short periods with the cattle before moving on.It was a good day and when we returned Valeret wanted us to bepart of group family photos,for which he had hired a professional photographer.