On Sunday we've got acquainted with the Togolese bureaucracy, and corruption. On the day we were aiming to, climb a few miles from our house, 980m high Mont Agou.
It all started with the taxi that would take us to the mountain. The Faher started with a total price of 25,000 CFA - which was pretty much the most exaggerated price throughout Togo. Over the next hour, which was filled by negotiations, accusations and allegations, he then went down to 16,000 CFA. Still far too much, as has been established subsequently.
During the trip it started to rain then dolle properly - but anyway, in anticipation of the mountain was (still or still) is still larger than the anger at the expensive taxi. When we arrived at the foot of the mountain, there has been another surprise waiting for us. Zugebenermaßen a really nice, by the prefecture government official Agou We really opens up that you would need to climb the mountain a kind of visa - which for us should continue to cost 5000 CFA. Thus, the trip has cost us so far 21 000 CFA. Meanwhile, the rain was steadily increasing. When we asked the taxi driver whether he had because of the tax, or the "VISA" knew he confirmed this, but he forgot to tell us that - well clear.
When we wanted to get off before the mountain, we opened the driver, he would take us up the hill because he did not want him after the walk we verdrecken his car. Fortunately, he was then forced about 3km before the peak of Mother Nature in the form of a fallen tree on the road to it.
Now we could finally start to wander. We have joyfully done to the mountaintop, as the nature and Views have compensated for the recent hardships - until we were faced with a barrier just before the summit. There we have held two men who said they would belong to the Togolese army and had the job of us is out on the top and protect us - Of what else. In any case, this power has cost more 1000CFA. But we were rewarded with a magnificent view over the plateau, the Togolese who our anger has softened a bit.
All in all it was an eventful day, from which we have learned a lot, but this should in any case much more pleasant to run.
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