It's the weekend, and I celebrate by doing very little. Buea is a great place just to unwind when you don't have any other place to be, and the relaxed feeling of the place will surely be one of the many things that will shortly be missed. The football fest of a saturday and sunday will also be a loss. We get every single game here, beamed via a plethora of different international channels. The locals love it, and who am I to argue?
It's actually an unusual feeling being able to sit down in a bar and converse about football to other chaps I don't know, and have an intelligent conversation. There is no racist or sectarian bigotry, and many people I speak to hear are really articulate. They think about what they are going to say, and have a really good way of putting their point across. One man tonight has a belief that Brazil, England or Cameroon will win next year's World cup. I think he's right, but it won't be England or Cameroon.
Sitting in the bar, I find it slightly perplexing how people here will listen to the same song again and again and again. It's not so much the choice of music (ridiculously fast and ridiculously loud}, just an often lack of any variety. I've been in the same bar or internet cafe for several hours and the same song will be on repeat for all that time. One such tune is a song about a t-shirt, and an even more popular one is a Nigerian offering regarding a holy goat. They are the very definition of ubiquitous. Still managing to avoid Jack Johnson. Not once have I heard him. I just need to stay away from white people to essentially remove all risk. I've almost made it the entire trip!
I arrive home to some good news today. We are off to Bali! Probably not the Bali you're thinking of, but another one in Cameroon. This one is also some distance away. We have to go the famous city of Bamenda first and then take another bus onwards. Fortunately, all the transport is being laid on for us. The reason for our visit is another family wedding and C is overjoyed. She is dancing and waving her hands around as she announces the news. We leave on Friday.
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