We saw lots of things just driving from one place to another in Yaoundé. Perhaps the first most notable thing is the traffic:
Lots of cars going lots of places, with very little space between them. If someone is in your way, you just go around them (especially if you are a motorcycle!):
We saw signs of affluence:
as well as more basic means of getting around:
We saw auto parts and tire stores:
and shoe stores:
and even fancy graves (people are often buried in the family compound; this one just happened to be on the roadside):
We saw lots of construction:
And lots of wires:
and some grand hotels:
And lots of churches:
I think it is safe to say that there is a lot of variety visible even just from the road. While there is certainly more to see, one benefit of this trip was that it started our readjustment back to the realities of life in Cameroon. There will certainly be more to adjust to, but it is nice to get that started, and notice where things have changed since we were there 15 years ago, and what has not — and where Cameroon is similar to DRCongo, and where it is not.
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