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Daily Archives: January 3, 2016

Sunday Flashback African Travel Images For Our faithful Readers and Viewers

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Pygmies in the Ituri Rain Forest of the Congo. The wooden dog-bells with clappers of wood were used to scare snakes off of the paths, to keep vipers from striking!
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Any drug or potion could be bought from there street vendors in the Congo!

APtravelnews-January 3rd–Memory flashbacks of the Congo! These are from my book: “Africa on a Pin & a Prayer” my two years camping, fishing and experiencing a pre-history-like adventure. For a copy contact [email protected] and we will send a signed, personalized copy for $15 postage paid!

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A Congo River (deepest river in the world) houseboat. 6-people lived on this boat!
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For meat we had to find it where we could. No I hated monkey meat, felt like I would be a cannibal to eat of it, but our friends at a huge rubber plantation asked me to go get some for his men, the plantation owner thought that they couldn’t figure out where the bullet went or how the trigger worked. I think he didn’t want them to shoot him, so he didn’t trust them with guns!
Checkpoint Mazumba, bribes necessary to continue down the rutted 10-foot wide highway in the Congo! The guns were carved wood show rifles, these guys use as bats to beat the hell out of their countrymen.
Checkpoint Mazumba, bribes necessary to continue down the rutted 10-foot wide highway in the Congo! The guns were carved wood show rifles, these guys use as bats to beat the hell out of their countrymen.