Last week I drove across the border into Togo to take some folks to ABWE’s new Hospital of Hope in Mango, Togo. I threw my bike in the back of the truck and took a day to go explore the region on my bike.
Mango is right on the banks of the Oti River which was quite flooded due to the heavy rains we’ve been having. I paid 1000CFA to have a man and his son ferry me and my bike across the river. Once on the other side I started pedaling east.
Until I found that the road I was following was also flooded! I had to pay for another ferry ride and this time was accompanied by a really kind Fulani man and his motorcycle (we were all in the same canoe).
I ended up making it all the way to Gando, Togo and then decided to head a few more miles to into Benin. As soon as I crossed into Benin a huge storm hit. It followed me for most of the 30mile ride back to Mango.