a couple traverses Congo

[Burton58]

do yourself a favor and read this thread. seriously. it's the most amazing offroad adventure i've ever heard of

http://www.expeditionportal.com/foru...ad.php?t=50799

[hippie metal]

42 pages in already, i am hooked, what and amazing adventure

[Capt. Crunch]

what an awesome trip.. great thread

[Buffalo Phil]

Sorry, the only cross african journey that ever took place was with the guys from Top Gear.

[kracker]

im at page 9 .....this would definitely be the advemture of a lifetime!

[hippie metal]

just finished it......holy shit.. is all i have to say

[Burton58]

i'm on page 32 but i keep wandering off. the stories about cannibalism really got me though. and all the corruption

[H8PVMT]

i spent a few days reading over that, girl is cute, but not worth all the weilded machetes

[Daven]

We came across a truck that was parked in the middle of the track. Luckily the surrounding area was pretty open, so we could pass it.

Us: "Bonjour, ca va?" - "Hi, how are you?"
- Them: "Ca va un peu bien " - "I am doing a little bit ok" -> typical Congelese answer this!

Us: "Votre vehicle est en panne?" - "Did you truck broke down?"
- Them: "Oui, mais ils vient avec des nouveaux pièces" - "Yes, but they are coming with spare parts"

So we chat a bit and we ask what their problem exactly was. They left Ilebo for Kananga with a load of building materials for a rich guy in Kananga. Their engine had completely seized. Their cargo was transferred onto another truck and they had taken the engine out and transported the engine to Kinshasa to get it rebuild. In the meantime the truck 'crew' stayed onsite to safeguard the truck. But they were very happy as they just received news that the necessary parts for the engine were now ordered in Germany, so the parts would come arrive in Kinshasa in a few weeks time!

A fascinating story, and they told it as if the was the most normal thing in the world. Fair enough. We said our goodbyes and asked them one more final question. How long had they been here?

"Un peu plus qu'un an maintenant" - "Just over a year"

Waiting a year for parts...holy shit

[Burton58]

Waiting a year for parts...holy shit

i was amazed by that. they stayed there guarding that truck for a year... in the middle of the african jungle. fuck that noise

[Buffalo Phil]

I guess there is no AAA over there.

[1cleantj]

just read it all, epic shit right there

[grundlepunch]

fuck that shit, and fuck that place

[wannabejeep]

fuck that shit, and fuck that place

x2 I found this shit a few weeks back and sat and read the entire thread on a saturday night. That place is a filthy fucking shithole.

[Buffalo Phil]

x2 I found this shit a few weeks back and sat and read the entire thread on a saturday night. That place is a filthy fucking shithole.

...And all the money in the world couldn't fix it.