{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Jef le Saltimbanque","provider_url":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/","author_name":"JJ ANEYOTA alias Jef le Saltimbanque","author_url":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/author\/lesaltimbanque\/","title":"I am your DAD !! - Jef le Saltimbanque","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"vi7I7ADCGW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/2026\/08\/28\/i-am-your-dad\/\">I am your DAD !!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/2026\/08\/28\/i-am-your-dad\/embed\/#?secret=vi7I7ADCGW\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;I am your DAD !!&#8221; &#8212; Jef le Saltimbanque\" data-secret=\"vi7I7ADCGW\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CONGO_DSC01876.jpg","thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_height":853,"description":"August 17, 2026 \u2013 Leaving Yaound\u00e9 He who watches the weather too closely stays at the bar. My friend Didier (Les 2 Nomades) reminded me yesterday of a saying his grandfather, who was a sailor, used to quote: \u201cHe who watches the weather too closely stays at the bar.\u201d I thought he had a point. Because as far as the weather was concerned, things weren&#8217;t looking great. And as for sleep, things weren&#8217;t much better either: I finally fell asleep at five in the morning and woke up with a start at nine, even though I had wanted to leave by eight at the latest. So leaving was\u2026 complicated. Very complicated. The bike was almost ready, but it took me forever to get myself organized. I had to kick myself into gear. I had planned a short 160-kilometer stage, about three hours of riding, including a good hour just to get out of Yaound\u00e9. Leaving at one p.m., I knew I would arrive around four, maybe a little later, and with the weather forecast, there was a good chance I would get absolutely soaked. So I had put my rain jacket somewhere easily accessible, on top of the panniers, above [&hellip;]"}