We just about caused a riot in the fishing area here in Limbe.
We got up early yesterday morning to watch the fishing boats come in and grab some photos of the picturesque area. It was really nice, talking with the friendly locals and watching and learning about life there. Fishermen were fixing their nets, building boats, casting out nets by hand, and women were eating breakfast on the beach, waiting for the boats to come in.
After photographing a bit, we sat down to just take in the scenery when we heard some yelling behind us. A man was yelling in French, "Ne filmez pas! Ask before filming! This is my country!"
He was just walking around us ranting - I thought he was handicapped so we ignored him until some of the women started yelling back at him. "Shut up! Go away!" and to us, "You are free, you can film. This is Cameroon, a drunk man!"
There were also guys behind us yelling and when I looked at them, they were laughing and motioning me to take photos of the drunk guy for their amusement.
So, we made friends with the ladies, "Yes! Film us!" and gave them some gum.
And then we ran away.
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