By Mike Martin,Chloe Baker,Charlie Hatch-Barnwell
ISBN-10: 1849046859
ISBN-13: 9781849046855
Traversing 2,500 miles of the hardest terrain in the world in a twenty-five year-old Land Rover, they confronted repeated demanding situations, from kleptocracy and hearth ants to non-existent roads and extreme suspicion from local community. via mind's eye and teamwork -- together with development rafts and bridges, carrying out makeshift surgical procedure within the jungle and enjoying tribal politics -- they bought via. however the Congo is uncooked, and the adventure took an unforeseen mental toll on them all.
Crossing the Congo is an offbeat travelogue, a narrative of friendship and what it takes to accomplish an outstanding trip opposed to great odds, and an intimate check out one of many world's least-developed and so much fragile states, advised with humor and sensitivity.
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