{"id":2159,"date":"2013-09-22T06:31:15","date_gmt":"2013-09-22T05:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=2159"},"modified":"2013-09-22T06:31:15","modified_gmt":"2013-09-22T05:31:15","slug":"the-trip-back-from-yaounde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2013\/09\/22\/the-trip-back-from-yaounde\/","title":{"rendered":"The trip back from Yaounde"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We thought we&#8217;d have an uneventful trip back home to Gamboula. \u00a0After all, wasn&#8217;t there enough excitement for us on the way there?? \u00a0Sorry, no. \u00a0We had a flat tire about an hour out from Yaounde. \u00a0It was a good opportunity to give the 5 cute little bunnies travelling with us in the truck cab a bit of water and munchies. More importantly for our breathing comfort, though, was to empty and rinse the basin that was sitting under their basket, cutting down on the fumes emanating from said basin.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/blog-bunnies.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2164\" alt=\"blog bunnies\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/blog-bunnies.jpg\" width=\"336\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/blog-bunnies.jpg 336w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/blog-bunnies-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We were on the last leg of the trip home, when we were told to pull over and park and wait &#8220;a few minutes&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/blog-bridgeout.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2163\" alt=\"blog bridgeout\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/blog-bridgeout.jpg\" width=\"299\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/blog-bridgeout.jpg 299w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/blog-bridgeout-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We walked to the washed out bridge, and watched the bulldozer go with loads of dirt to pile on the culverts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/blog-bridge-dozer-to-the-rescue.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2162\" alt=\"blog bridge dozer to the rescue\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/blog-bridge-dozer-to-the-rescue.jpg\" width=\"448\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/blog-bridge-dozer-to-the-rescue.jpg 448w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/blog-bridge-dozer-to-the-rescue-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/blog-bridge-dirt-pile.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2161\" alt=\"blog bridge dirt pile\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/blog-bridge-dirt-pile.jpg\" width=\"448\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/blog-bridge-dirt-pile.jpg 448w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/blog-bridge-dirt-pile-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Then, actually in alot less time than we thought possible, we were crossing the river and were on our way! \u00a0Here&#8217;s a view of the culverts and the river.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/blog-bridge-crossing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2160\" alt=\"blog bridge crossing\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/blog-bridge-crossing.jpg\" width=\"448\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/blog-bridge-crossing.jpg 448w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/09\/blog-bridge-crossing-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We made it to the border in time to cross before closing! \u00a0Thank you, Lord!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=2159&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We thought we&#8217;d have an uneventful trip back home to Gamboula. \u00a0After all, wasn&#8217;t there enough excitement for us on the way there?? 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