Betetekoukou

The Sunday after Dassa we went to Betetekoukou. We traveled to this village because we wanted to see hippos. The road there could barely be called a road. It was a dirt road with huge wholes everywhere.

The interesting part was that we got to see a lot of villages along the way. This was rural Africa. No running water or electricity. All there homes were made out of mud and their roofs were grass.

When we got to the village we got a local guide to take us on a "boat". Our boat was a carved out old tree and our guide was paddling. We were out on the water for about 2 hours but didn't see a hippo. In some way I was glad that we didn't because if we did and the hippo came close, then it wouldn't be a good situation. Hippos kill more humans than do crocodiles.

After there we needed to head back to Cotonou. Our driver had got directions from another local and for a good 2 hours i thought we were lost and that we were not making it back. The dirt road was going on for days and there are no signs. I was sitting in the front seat and I could tell the driver was not 100% sure of where he was going. The moment that we ended on paved road I was so relieved. We made it back in one piece.