Thank you for a very interesting report Kalunga.

As you mentioned, the number of animals is less in most parts of west Africa compared to the eastern and southern part of the continent, but on the other hand I personally think that a lot of west Africa has more of a "genuine" feel to it, probably due to less tourism.

I'll be flying down to Burkina Faso to accompany a hunting buddy of mine in a few weeks. we will undoubtedly be relatively close to where you were.

While driving on your way up or down from Cotonou, did you stop by the old palace of the Abomey kingdom? There are several interesting historical sites in Benin, in addition to the various voodoo culture.

The only place in Benin I really didn't enjoy was Cotonou. It's probably the west African capitol I dislike the most! Every man and his dog had a moped, and drove with absolute no knowledge of traffic rules and safety. At least it was like that back in 2002. This isn't helped by the pedestrians who think that a vehicle moving at high speed can stop as quickly as a donkey cart.