World Travel, Marc and Peggy Faucher

Gabon and Sao Tome/Principe 2000

We traveled to Gabon and the islands of Sao Tome and Principe in August, 2000, spending several days in the coastal rain forest near Iguela looking for animals and birds. We were hoping to see lowland gorillas and chimpanzees but were only able to see their signs and hear their calls. We did see many elephants and buffalo as well as monkees such as mangabeys and colobus. We also spent time in the interior at Lope where there is a mix of savanna and forest. At the end of the trip, we went to the island nation of Sao Tome and Principe, a former Portugese colony, looking for more birds. These islands are known for a variety of endemic bird species. Here are a few pictures from the trip.

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Route Map
Route Map
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Arrival at Iguela
Arrival at Iguela
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Iguela Camp
Iguela Camp
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Iguela Ferry
Iguela Ferry
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Sitatunga
Sitatunga
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Iguela the cat
Iguela the cat
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Forest Buffalo
Forest Buffalo
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Yellow-Billed Storks
Yellow-Billed Storks
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Red-Capped Mangabees
Red-Capped Mangabees
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Akaka Camp
Akaka Camp
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Iguela Camp
Iguela Camp
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Boat in lagoon
Boat in lagoon
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Jean et Jean-Pierre
Jean et Jean-Pierre
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Train to Lope
Train to Lope
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Elephant in baie
Elephant in baie
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Forest hike
Forest hike
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Vermiculated Fish Owl
Vermiculated Fish Owl
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Monitor
Monitor
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Lope landscape
Lope landscape
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Lope
Lope
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Ogooue River
Ogooue River
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Lope logging camp
Lope logging camp
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Bamboo Forest
Bamboo Forest
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Sao Tome Waterfall
Sao Tome Waterfall
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Bom-Bom mascot
Bom-Bom mascot
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Sundi
Sundi
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Sundi experiment
Sundi experiment
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Red River Hogs
Red River Hogs
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Elephant in papyrus
Elephant in papyrus
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Guadaloupe
Guadaloupe
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Roca Agostino Neto
Roca Agostino Neto
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Sao Tome
Sao Tome
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Sao Tome market
Sao Tome market
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Shining-Blue Kingfisher
Shining-Blue Kingfisher
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Thonningia Sanguinea
Thonningia Sanguinea
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Echira River
Echira River
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Train to Lope
Train to Lope
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Forest Elephant
Forest Elephant
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White-Cheeked Bee-Eater
White-Cheeked Bee-Eater
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Forest Buffalo
Forest Buffalo
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Torch ginger
Torch ginger
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Roca Bom Baim
Roca Bom Baim
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Cat at Bom Baim
Cat at Bom Baim
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Bom-Bom Resort
Bom-Bom Resort
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Bom-Bom sunset
Bom-Bom sunset
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Blue-breasted Kingfisher
Blue-breasted Kingfisher
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Sundi stables
Sundi stables
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Roberto & Norberto
Roberto & Norberto
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Baobab tree
Baobab tree
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Sao Tome
Sao Tome

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