The Journey

I woke up in a strange night
Where there was no light
The illustrations show a funny man
Who I had shared a jolly van

Hundreds have joined the expedition
I shifted my prosperous position
To depart on a start of a perilous journey
As far as Dahomey
I met Anthony

He is a lonely villager
Where I am a stranger
The man with the ranger,

Transported us across the Sahara
We met the Berber
Who wants to sell us to Diana
He spoke to the sharper

For our ownership
Breaking our relationship
Causing us a great hardship
Even fighters in the warship

The journey is a Wiseman's adventure
Even in the hardest night, at this juncture
I remained a scholar
Then I purchased my solar
And this lit my way to the polar,
Like a shooting star

A lone traveller with an expensive dream,
Is your new partner in this scream
This is my journey to join the cream.

Who is financing my budget without the honey?