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Vero went for a bike ride
January 18, 2026
54 Koforidua - Accra
Well, another capital crazyness. But long stretches with "bike paths" next to the road, which are obviously meant for motorbikes and usually used as market space, and often end abruptly in a dead end. Accra is doing well enough to have way too many private cars, many of them transporting…
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January 17, 2026
53 Assesewa - Koforidua
"Crazy hilly" part recommended by Inga, a fellow solo female cyclist - luckily it wasn't as bad as expected, but it definitely helped that I did the main climbs in the morning. Beautiful landscape, the pictures don't do it justice! Instead of turning further towards the lake on a very,…
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January 16, 2026
52 Peki - Assesewa
Very nice mountains, hilly obviously, partly steep but really enjoyed it after all the dense vegetation. Assesewa turned out to be quite a nice town in the evening with a lovely market but a horribly loud church service all night
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January 15, 2026
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January 15, 2026
51.1 Kpalime-Peki
Nice climb up Klote Mountain in the morning, bumpy but friendly border crossing. The locals ask entry for all the waterfalls so I skipped those. Did a bit a detour in hope of a sim card, MTN doesn't issue them for foreigners anymore but got Telcel. Aimed to camp at…
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January 14, 2026
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January 14, 2026
50.1 Coco beach - Kpalime
Crazy traffic all the way around Lomé, strenghened my decision to take a loop around. Road overal good. long day but friendly people and nice place in Kpalime. Found rather yummi Spaghetti+ Cenellloni for dinner close by.
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Vero went for a bike ride
January 13, 2026
49.2 Ouidah - Coco Beach Chez Antoine
Shifter working again, but I felt rather tired, thus "only" to nice beach camp. Easy border crossing, just bit of a wait. Area I slept is already basically Lome subburbs, so busy traffic, but the camping is quiet at night. On the good side there were croissants and fruits from…
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January 13, 2026
49.1 Ouidah - Coco Beach Chez Antoine
Good road all the way through, busy traffic the closer to Lomé it got
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Vero went for a bike ride
January 12, 2026
48 Cotonou - Ouidah (again)
Same smooth road past golf courses on the left and shed like fishing vutsion the right, minus the beach part as I could leave only in the afternoon and the back derailleur stopped working again - pedalled at a cadence of approximately 400/min, pretty proud I made it anyway in…
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Vero went cycling
January 5, 2026
47 Abomey - Cotonou
Easy routey just a lot of traffic and construction already 50km before Cotonou. Passed Ganvie without checking for a boat ride to the stilt village as it was just too crowded to safely leave the bike anywhere. Didn't really stop anywhere, so made it in time to check with the…
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Vero went for a bike ride
January 3, 2026
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January 3, 2026
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January 3, 2026
46.1 Ouidah - Adingnigon/Vodoun Temple - Abomey
Fairly easy route, but maybe I should have taken more breaks - soooo tired in the evening! Until the turn off to the Vodou Temple it's tarmac, then partly loose sand. The temple is very nice, though without guide I didn't understand much obviously. Resembled the general concept of the…
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