Army ant invasion!

Army ant invasion! These critters prevented us from packing up our camp that morning.  We ended up having to throw stepping-stones down to get around the swarm. The rain brought them out and if left undisturbed, they are no problem to you.  But if you step on one, the whole column goes into attack mode. Once they get their mandibles in to you, they do not let go.  I left an ant head in my shoe for a week just to see if it would let go. Being out on the river for only 30-minutes, this fisherman did pretty well. Here is the Cameroon border crossing without the customs office!  We always need to pass immigration, customs, and gendarmerie to exit a country.  You would think it sensible to put them all in the same place. Here I am, 40km back in town, asking around for the customs office.  I also wanted to buy some donut balls, our favorite African snacky food. You thought the other bathroom was bad.  At least this one had toilet paper, which you could read while waiting. Some merchandise waiting to cross over the border. We made it into our third country without a problem, other than having to backtracking for an hour.  We are off to Yaoundé and as we were told, the best Chinese food in Africa. Robert J Kent Jr- robjkentjr@gmail.com Water Resource Policy Adviser www.robrasa.com Voice Mail: +1 (631) 458-1119 Skype ID: rob-rasa LinkedIn, Facebook, Plaxo Contact  |  Support Us  |  Home  |  Books              all content ©2006-2009 click to REMOVE your email Robert & Rasa's rubbernecking