{"id":3183,"date":"2025-02-15T18:35:18","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T17:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lacroisiereverte.fr\/?p=3183"},"modified":"2025-03-02T15:41:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T14:41:12","slug":"getting-closer-to-the-end-of-la-croisiere-verte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lacroisiereverte.fr\/index.php\/en\/2025\/02\/15\/getting-closer-to-the-end-of-la-croisiere-verte\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting closer to the end of La Croisi\u00e8re Verte"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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In recent weeks, La Croisi\u00e8re Verte has made great progress, crossing no fewer than five countries, with an expected arrival in Cape Town, South Africa, in about two weeks.<\/strong><\/p>

The expedition continues its journey through breathtaking African landscapes and enriching encounters with locals. \u00c9ric Vigouroux and the entire team are currently in Namibia, the penultimate country of an unforgettable adventure.<\/p>

A look back at the best moments of the past few weeks…<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Cameroon, nicknamed \u00ab\u00a0Africa in miniature\u00a0\u00bb captivated La Croisi\u00e8re Verte team!<\/p>

The journey through Cameroon ended a few weeks ago, but its climatic, mineral, geographical, human, linguistic, and cultural diversity will remain an unforgettable memory.<\/p>

Solar recharges in incredible locations, a visit to a hydroelectric power plant, countless encounters, and a New Year\u2019s celebration… Cameroon, the 10th country on the list, left a lasting impression on \u00c9ric and his team.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Gabon and its breathtaking landscapes will remain one of the most beautiful surprises of La Croisi\u00e8re Verte.<\/p>

First of all, because this country was not originally on the itinerary.<\/p>

The entire team had the chance to cross the tropical rainforest, marvel at its lush nature, and receive a warm welcome from the Gabonese people.<\/p>

The team is delighted to have made this detour.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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It took a little over 48 hours to cross the Republic of the Congo, with a few challenges along the way due to weather conditions and rain.<\/p>

As always, Eric and his team adapted and found solutions brilliantly.<\/p>

Next, the team crossed the river between Brazzaville and Kinshasa and received a wonderful welcome from the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Tourism Office.<\/p>

Unfortunately, Eric and his colleagues were stuck in Kinshasa for a few days due to some team members falling ill with fever and visa issues that needed to be resolved.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Angola marks the beginning of the final stretch of La Croisi\u00e8re Verte expedition.<\/p>

This country has been a truly enriching experience, especially with wonderful moments shared with the students of the French High School in Luanda during an afternoon visit. The team also had the opportunity to visit Marlin, a company specializing in stone cutting that is fully energy-independent thanks to solar panels.<\/p>

Now, everyone is heading towards Namibia with the feeling of never having been so close to the finish line.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In recent weeks, La Croisi\u00e8re Verte has made great progress, crossing no fewer than five countries, with an expected arrival in Cape Town, South Africa, in about two weeks. The expedition continues its journey through breathtaking African landscapes and enriching encounters with locals. \u00c9ric Vigouroux and the entire team are currently in Namibia, the penultimate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-la-croisiere-verte-en"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/lacroisiereverte.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_20250221_071443.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacroisiereverte.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacroisiereverte.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacroisiereverte.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacroisiereverte.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacroisiereverte.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3183"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lacroisiereverte.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3187,"href":"https:\/\/lacroisiereverte.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3183\/revisions\/3187"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacroisiereverte.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacroisiereverte.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacroisiereverte.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacroisiereverte.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}