Travel Blog | About TravelBlog | World Facts | Latest Travel Journals | Travel Wallpaper | Forum | Services | Cameras With open arms Home Journals Bloggers Travel Forum Travel Guide Travel Photos Africa Asia Australasia Central America Caribbean Europe Middle East North America South America Journals from: Africa » Nigeria Next Journal »Journals by le_flow:« Previous Journal With open arms Africa » Nigeria By le_flow September 9th 2006 Bobbie Nystrom Shepherd A young Fulani boy arrive in a small village at the Mandala plateau, See and hears 20th September 2006 17:22 - Sasha: The best blog Yours is my favorite Africa blog, Arrived in Wukari as the sun was setting and I had barely bought a sundowner and had the first sip, All the intelligence and I had sensed in her eyes.| The arch of the covenant was not to be found. passionately explained the time process of producing tea, Requem for Stewe Crocodile hunter on my mind. | | | The views were incredibly beautiful as the road followed the green rolling hills like a brushstroke of black asphalt. | where I stood in silence - drenched in the heavy rain - watching burning oil platforms in the far distance, An unexpected but well deserved treat by mod-cons and air-conditioned cinemas for us, a small town out over steep hills, Since after leaving the calm creeks of southern Nigeria, Spent a few days enjoying the cold drizzle (a reminder of summer back home) and reading excerpts from the Bible, Two hours later a car passing by sold us petrol to take us to the next petrol station, and immediately a strategy for how to set her free in nature. by the sight of a full grown chimpanzee standing next to me at the noodle-vendors stand, After a long heated discussion in the rain I was getting cold and decided to step back into the vault, and with our hearts in our mouths we arrived in the devoted Christian city of Jos, Template: 0, s impressive collection of wrecked cars - I realised that the last three minutes of life, On a rainy day we went to see the Drill Monkey Rehab Centre, Taraba state, qc: 81, What an adventure 14th April 2007 02:00 - Jeh Jeh: amazed I cant believe all the amazing moments you captured, While serving us food, but I have declined to comment until Nigeria because I don't agree with your views on countries, After some minor difficulties with the border police at Katsina we went by bush taxi down south to the relentless bustle in Kano - the biggest city in northern Nigeria with some three million people living in a hot conglomeration of car and mud, the vault of vomit&rdquo. the construction project&rsquo, s an ultra modern city Two brothers Kids in the mountain kingdom of Sukur. in the - by tourists - little visited Taraba state (like if Nigeria had a tourism industry, If you wish to use or publish photos or text from this article - please Contact Bobbie Nystrom, we further south to the federal capital Abuja. | | | The next morning we continued into the Adamawa state and the overwhelmingly friendly town of Michika located at the base of the Mandara Mountains, There was an outcry for public flogging of the driver among the passengers, -Again, backdropped by steep peaks dressed in waistbands of cotton-candy-like clouds, After a dip in the hot spring and a couple of cooling bottles in the bar. and housing the world&rsquo, A girl at the zoo, the vault turned into a tumble-dryer as we navigated the uncompromising waves of the Gulf of Guinea, I tucked away the bottle before she the chance to grab it and looked into her pleading eyes as she reached out an eagerly begging , -Amen, Jissus, Early every morning the king climbs the cliff to address his people, us, 106, is the least I can say, diary=88910]. |
The Muezzins call for the day&rsquo. Taraba state, at the friendly town Mitchika, With a screeching sound of non-functional brakes. careless driver had at several occasions jeopardised our future. and I've been an avid travelblog for years. Serti. S Flag Next Journal »Journals by le_flow:« Previous Journal Journals from: Africa » Nigeria Copyright notice, like all West African kids do. Then we taken to a from where we had a panoramic view over the whole kingdom, of the gospel did his best to keep our attention with kindergarten style clap-your-hands-and-sing-along-songs about Jesus. took us around town on bikes. Luckily the speed wasn&rsquo, Six hours later - as we had left our nightly shelter - the bus ran out of petrol because the driver had forgotten to fill the tank, ) of revelation and walked back into the boat, The Splash The Wikki warmspring, we arrived in Enugu - the proposed capital for the Biafra secessionists, truly beautiful sounds accompanying the already magnificent views of t, And every day we were amazed by the country&rsquo, Another perilous journey and we entered our final destination Calabar Joel A friend in Gembu - the south-eastern-most city of any size and the seat of the (extortionately expensive) Cameroonian Consulate. Under no circumstances should the photos or text be used without the express permission of the Author (Bobbie Nystrom), lost control of his car, d met in Wukari, we walked up into the mountains to give hail to the king, Well. and crashed into a nearby cornfield. i'm not jealous (ok i am) M&B 16th September 2006 12:15 - Kateonthego: Brilliant One of the best travelblogs I've read in a long time, Construction workers, , t stop thinking about the quick moment we had made eye contact. Add Comment All Comments Forum Code: [. but since he now was living abroad. Water A woman offering us well needed water on our strenuous hike up to the Sukur kingdom. The driver been so busy buying bananas that he had forgotten to fill the tank, and gave him our greetings, To save my sanity I stepped outside and walked to the front of the boat, He us with grappa and gin, all the way to the city of Bauchi.
and we left the scene with bruises and minor scratches, we hurried for the closest boat, state, labelled &, Give Aili my warm wishers, as he promised milk and honey to the God fearing. A cluster of Bats Living in thousands at the Maiduguri Zoo's Neem trees. Pastoral nomads grazing their cattle. iam locking forward fore one, more and more vivid, A truly unique day was spent in the hospitable kingdom before we down the mountain and back to reality, I have passed through of the same places as you on my trip and not had the problems or criticisms that you had on them, Ithink you fixed your camera, elevated highways and swanky malls, and a croc too, whiskey and wine, lorry park or small town. Wordpress. Now, Got hold of two seats in the vessel&rsquo.
Two days of spine-tingling bush taxi journeys later, As we went down the plateau with another speed-freak driver we got an unwanted reminder of how fragile human life is - as we witnessed the Nigerian roadside claim another car to its cumulative collection, I went back to my seat at where I remained sleepless for a long time. down to the hot plain, staff and baboons relished in the parks main attractions - the Wikki Warm Spring, s windowless inner chamber. The building site looks like the view from my room, Glance A young boy staring back at me in the Sukur kingdom, we rolled into petrol station.
The next moment a witless spectator hit her with a plastic chair and she ran off into the motor park, Given directions by the townspeople, Some months earlier, death defying and proud, It's more tricky to unite the 100 or so diff, To us the most sight in West Africa, The first person to leave the sinking was the hypocrite pastor, I thanked him for the promise .
Children of the corn The kids in Sukur. and the Yankari Park Bar.
paid products we bought in the market - and in acts of generosity - repeatedly invited us to have dinner and to stay with them, petrol station, 148, every now and then interrupted by a Hallelujah. The friendly manager told us absorbing theories of crossbreeding and the pros and cons with living in a developing country for 20 year.
The national church a stone throw away has in construction for the last 15 years, 246 s, good. we finally , A generous Morning Early morning in Gembu, and I could but agree as my newly met friend called the driver: -A very sluggish human being, A motorbike picked us up and brought us downtown as the sun was setting, all overnight transport stop driving at midnight at some &ldquo, we got scared stiff by everyone aged twelve or older that approached us. Contact le_flow Subscribe View All Comments Print Version Nigeria', the local government had turned the badly managed park into a construction site. passing small villages with Fulanis celebrating Gerewol (a big annual festival where the Fulani men dress in drag to make themselves irresistible to the Fulani women, 23rd November 2006 09:24 - Beauty: Whao Thanks for sharing 15th January 2007 16:28 - http:giddykings, the noodle man explained that she was once Grass A small Fulani village near the Highland Tea Plantation in Kakara. A young pirate Boy in Sukur, He will come to you and all your doubt will vanish. then head out after the break of dawn. changed transport once more then finally hitched with a Lebanese contractor for last leg of the journey into the Yankari National Park, or the reverberation of seasick stomachs. In an attempt to boast tourism in the region, preacher had switched off the loud P, She got less than happy as I told her about the chimpanzee we&rsquo, great job and keep it up, s manager - An Italian contractor - us for dinner in his &ldquo, Taraba state. S most corrupt government - Nigeria was not a country we looked forward to enter, 56 Photo(s): 21 Displayed : Extra Photos: « back 1 2 3 Next » - « Previous Next Journal » - 7 Comment(s) - Add Comment 16th September 2006 10:52 - & BABETTE: beautiful we are following you both with our hearts and wish our were in our feet, Bushbucks The Italian contractor took me for a ride in his 4w-drive and we came close to these bucks, At the Yankari national park, s last prayer over the city and thousands of chattering bats filled the scarlet - as rows of faithful Muslims bent down to their creator, 87, we crossed the threshold of the small Sukur kingdom. After four days and four nights of continuous downpour I feared a second flood of biblical proportion, Two hours of makeshift mechanics later Every day Africa Sukur. Safe&rdquo. and we inevitably ended up discussing faith, all without a single trace of ulterior motives, The few that were still awake sat with green faces holding half full plastic bags of former meals, The townspeople were extremely helpful, i'll send you a line or two, are (most probably) pretty dodgy too. and it was not the time for an ironic reply. Known in the backpacker grapevine as &ldquo. your email, 19th September 2006 08:05 - bobobo: Splended and splended journey, Be careful your hairy friend it might be your oant Stina. With huge rocks rising from the open savannah in the north and mountains draped in jungle in south. keep it up.
as a peculiar individual reached out her black hairy to snatch my bottle, Mama Jacky&rdquo, But I agree with you 100% on Nigeria, and I&rsquo, Our fellow kept crying, we ascended the snaky roads leading up to the Mambila plateau, and let us the luxurious guestroom, You're taking people to places that they would never be brave enough to go - including me. Excused myself and was about to leave as he looked me in the eyes and gravely : -Within three days you will have a of Jesus. Then - as the vessel jolted slowly further the dark night - my thought pattern got more and more unclear. the sharpnes and brightnes is bake, invited us for dinner then gave us her guestroom for the night. We found the next to the rock-hewn royal throne Travellers herald Small boys and girls sat perched on cliffs along the causeway leading up to Sukur, &ldquo, while us amusing stories of nightly adventures in Lagos. So as our bus broke down in heavy downpour on a desolate road surrounded by dark jungle - people started praying to their creators, system and most people were sleeping. and I slowly slipped into a dream. Never had we met such openhearted hospitality throughout a whole country, After a few days of paranoid behaviour (Due to Nigeria&rsquo, we crashed into a slow-moving car in front of Behind the wheel of steel taxi driver, an orphanage for apes and monkeys sold by poachers to thoughtless people, Just like me - I thought - after a couple of bottles.
56 Photo(s): 21 Displayed : Extra Photos: « back 1 2 3 Next » Friends Ilaya 12 and Stanley 13, ) in extreme north east of the country. As we sat down in the long-distance overnight bus that would take us to Enugu, backside of beyond&rdquo. only to - 20 minutes - run out of petrol again. we arrived in Gembu, After a delicious breakfast we drove back over the scenic grass-fields. and fire and brimstone to us infidels, But the bad reputation is , I couldn&rsquo, A night was spent at the Highland Tea Plantation where the pluckers foreman. Taraba state. Com: God you guys had a rollicking time in Nigeria no doubt. The following day was spent with a hammering hangover in a number of bush taxis heading to Maiduguri (known to Nigerians as the &ldquo, soon to join you in Cameroon, They and blew horns as we came closer, s Map Nigeria'. I remember reading in some medical paper that the first three minutes of life are critical. for obvious reason. 71, scam-land&rdquo, she roamed around in town begging for food and drinks. As we rolled into the station we got swarmed with market women selling bananas and home roasted cashew , s dramatic and beautiful nature. The tea fields at Kakara. After a strenuous climb up a man-made causeway. mem: 13659344, Did you stay at the ECWA guest house in Kano. the friendliest people in the world some would say. Highland tea plantation Tea is the beverage with the second highest consumption in the world (after water), and as we drove into Maiduguri, woman called &ldquo, once again proving that Nigerian hospitality is unmatched in West Africa. As we slowly approached one of the platforms a dark-voiced man walked up to me.
in the name of Jesus.
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