Today

Today we met with another chief in Yaounde to get his blessing, but after that part of the trip we fell pray to a part of Cameroonian life most people don't experience. The president of Cameroon will shut down highways and city streets if he happens to be traveling. We've heard about this, but hadn't seen it in action until today. Without warning the police shut down our route back to where we were staying. This caused major traffic jams and we had to travel all the way around the city to get back. The sun will set in a little bit so we will call it a day. But it's interesting just how much we take for granted in the US.