cle ▁tour ▁he ▁took ▁through ▁Cam ero on ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Pe art ▁joined ▁David ▁Moz er ' s ▁B icy cle ▁Africa ▁for ▁a ▁month - long ▁tour ▁of ▁Cam ero on . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁David , ▁Neil ▁would ▁travel ▁with ▁three ▁other ▁str angers . ▁ ▁Leonard ; ▁an ▁African - American ▁elect rical ▁engineer ▁who ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁Vietnam ▁v et . ▁ ▁El sa ; ▁a ▁sl ender ▁ 6 0 - year - old ▁pac if ist ▁who ▁would ▁struggle ▁to ▁keep ▁up ▁with ▁everyone ▁and ▁comp lain ▁about ▁everything . ▁ ▁And ▁An nie ; ▁a ▁ 3 0 - something ▁administrative ▁assistant ▁who ▁was ▁often ▁scatter bra ined . ▁ ▁Pe art , ▁an ▁av id ▁reader , ▁brought ▁two ▁books ▁on ▁the ▁trip ▁with ▁him , ▁Nic om ache an ▁Eth ics ▁by ▁Arist ot le ▁and ▁D ear ▁The o ▁by ▁Vincent ▁van ▁G og h , ▁to ▁read ▁at ▁rest ▁stops ▁and ▁before ▁bed time . ▁He ▁would ▁ent w ine ▁thoughts ▁about ▁these ▁two ▁books ▁throughout ▁The ▁M ask ed ▁R ider . ▁ ▁Southern ▁tour ▁They ▁all ▁met ▁in ▁Dou ala , ▁where ▁they ▁would ▁first ▁travel ▁west ▁along ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean ▁and ▁then ▁turn ▁north ▁to ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁British ▁Cam ero on , ▁stopping ▁at ▁many ▁towns ▁in ▁Southern ▁Cam ero on ▁along ▁the ▁way , ▁like