How to get to the hottest place on earth

Wednesday

3pm : leave Tibati in bus for Ngaoundal

5 30pm : arrive in Ngaoundal, plan on spending the night with gracious Cameroonian family.

8pm : find out that the train for Ngaoundere has derailed and therefore will not be coming in the morning.

830pm : realize that your only options are to go back the way you came in the morning for an 8 hour bus ride (the whole reason we decided on the train in the first place) or head east to meiganga immediately .

9pm : get on a bus heading towards Meiganga

11pm : arrive in Moudougal, 15km outside of Meiganga, close enough

1130pm : get on a moto for the 20 minute ride. 4 people, 3 bags, unpaved dusty road. Late at night : one of our less than brilliant ideas thus far.

1145pm : moto gets a flat tire. Start walking.

12am : arrive at Allisons house, eat lots of popcorn.

Thursday

6am : get up and head to the bus station for another long, dusty trip

9am : bus leaves for Ngaoundere

130pm : dusty, hot and cramped, arrive in Ngaoundere

Friday

Rest, eat street meat

Saturday

5am : pack bags and head back to the station

630am : leave for Maroua

3pm : arrive in Maroua where the heat makes you feel like you are being blasted with a hair dryer.