Finding the point of intersection between the old world and the new along the coast of Gabon. The idea is a romantic one, but what Gabon is now is still central to a lot of Surfer's notions: untouched wilderness, the last stand of certain species, the last outpost of languages and cultures.

By Kimball Taylor
Photos by Grant Ellis

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