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On 8th April we set off from Cotonou in Benin to Lagos, the capital of Nigeria. We had arranged to rejoin the overland tour in Kano in northern Nigeria. After considering our schedule carefully we decided that we would fly from Lagos up to Kano since the journey sounded boring and time consuming. On arrival at the domestic airport in Lagos we found that there was a flight to Kano leaving in twenty minutes. We frantically rushed around to change money on the black market and buy the tickets. A few minutes before the scheduled departure time Paula and I were running across the tarmac to get to the waiting jet before they pulled away the boarding stairs. Exhausted we rushed up the stairs, the crew closed the main door behind us and before we could find our seats the plane was taxiing to the runway - only in Africa!
1992 Diary - Africa (Part 2)
Gjcmcclurg2005-12-23 14:25:40
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On 8th April we set off from Cotonou in Benin to Lagos, the capital of Nigeria. We had arranged to rejoin the overland tour in Kano in northern Nigeria. After considering our schedule carefully we decided that we would fly from Lagos up to Kano since the journey sounded boring and time consuming. On arrival at the domestic airport in Lagos we found that there was a flight to Kano leaving in twenty minutes. We frantically rushed around to change money on the black market and buy the tickets. A few minutes before the scheduled departure time Paula and I were running across the tarmac to get to the waiting jet before they pulled away the boarding stairs. Exhausted we rushed up the stairs, the crew closed the main door behind us and before we could find our seats the plane was taxiing to the runway - only in Africa!
On 11th April Paula and I rejoined the overland trip. The trip had ended up going via Senegal and many of the highlights of West Africa had been skipped. We were both very glad that we had done West Africa independently, however, the others on the trip now resented us. Back on the trip we visited the Yankari Game Reserve and saw a good deal of animals including elephants, water buck, baboons, gazelle and some impressive birdlife. After the game drive we visited the beautiful Wikki hot springs. The crystal clear pools were idyllically set in lush tropical vegetation with baboons playing in the trees overhead.
We crossed into Cameroon on 14th April and traveled to Rumisiki, which was in a spectacular mountainous region. The mountains were pinnacle shaped and set off by a brewing thunder storm. From Rumisiki we did a day trip to an interesting market at a town called Tourou. The market is famous for the local population whose women wear decorated gourds on their heads to signify their marital status and number of children. The women of the tour found it all very sexist, but it was interesting.
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Zambia Gallery
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Tanzania Gallery
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Malawi Gallery
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Kenya Gallery
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Zimbabwe Gallery
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Cameroon Gallery
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Burundi Gallery
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Botswana Gallery
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Nigeria Gallery
