Limbe

Life on the Africa Mercy is not all work.  We can go off ship and explore during our time off.  We took a trip with 12 other crew mates to Limbe.  Limbe is a town about 70 Km from here which takes about 2 hours travel time.
Our first stop was to visit a wildlife sanctuary.  Our tour guide Francis was very informative about the animal life in Cameroon.  The wildlife sanctuary is a place of rescue.  They attempt to return these animals to the natural habit when possible.

Notice the English signs.  This section of Cameroon is in the Anglophone region where English is primary, then French.

We learned a lot about gorillas.  These social creatures cannot survive alone.  Some will never be able to be released.  One of the gorillas had four wives!  Another could only have one wife because he was the most aggressive one there.  His wife was feisty enough to keep him in line.

Because the electric fence was not working properly the animals were not allowed out of their caged areas.  We didn't really mind as we were close enough to see them.

The chimpanzee is considered the smartest of the primates.  I suppose this is why NASA used them at the start of the space program.  At the wildlife centre, the chimps all learn to press a button on the water fountain when they need a drink.

This is Francis, explaining about the gorillas.


Chuck