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Long but good read..Landcruiser trip through the Congo(with pics)

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Been reading off and on all day, just finished. What a read. Kind of sad that he spent all that time in the bush and encountered zero wildlife.
 
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Holy crap. Only on page 2. No 4x4? Thats crazy!
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He had 4x4, I think i remember the post you are thinking of. He got stuck for not turning on his 4x4 then.

Amazing story, I'm glad you posted it. The part where they had to take a detour and kept getting chased is crazy. This guys got balls, I don't think I would ever take a trip like this given the information (or lack of) that he was given.
 
spoilers:

Day 26
- Our car's bodywork was badly damaged
- Exhaust broken off
- Two broken batteries
- Rear drivetrain broken
- Front drivertrain broken
- Our gearbox was no longer connected in to our wheels = not possible to jumpstart. Not possible to move.

We walked out...

FUCK!!!! can't stop reading.
 
Amazing read.
Went through the whole thing last night; they really should write a book entailing their epic adventures.
 
He was a good example of the older generation. Theygrew up in a prosperous (relative) Congo and have seen it go downhill. They still have the pride every person should have. The younger generation grew up in disastrously f*cked up country and lack the pride. Why should they, they know they do not get any chances?
It is that old generation that longs back to the colonial time. They acknowledge there were a lot of problems in that period and that they were discriminated by the white colonisator. But at least they had a functional country. They had roads and schools. They had jobs and could buy supplies. And above all, there was stability. Now there is nothing but uncertainty.. waiting for the next war to start.

Edit: This is an extremely well written report, but I have to say that this couple must be suicidal to travel through there. Seems like the entire country is corrupt and dangerous.
 
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Originally Posted by RadioBaobab
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"
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WTF!!!!

Its an awesome thread. Theres no way in hell I'd do it though.
 
adlep said:
He was a good example of the older generation. Theygrew up in a prosperous (relative) Congo and have seen it go downhill. They still have the pride every person should have. The younger generation grew up in disastrously f*cked up country and lack the pride. Why should they, they know they do not get any chances?
It is that old generation that longs back to the colonial time. They acknowledge there were a lot of problems in that period and that they were discriminated by the white colonisator. But at least they had a functional country. They had roads and schools. They had jobs and could buy supplies. And above all, there was stability. Now there is nothing but uncertainty.. waiting for the next war to start.

Edit: This is an extremely well written report, but I have to say that this couple must be suicidal to travel through there. Seems like the entire country is corrupt and dangerous.
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yup, i guess it is brave, but it can end badly, sorta like grizzly man.
 
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Spent all evening reading all of that, including write up at the end. Cool story bro. No seriously, it was pretty cool. Makes me want to go out and buy a Toyota 😛
 
If you like your time, don't click this.

(But if you do, follow the "continued here" links from his 2nd post onwards. Breathtaking stuff).
 
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