Sunday, December 30, 2007

Nigeria!!

It's been a crazy last couple of days, and i'm glad to say that we made it safe and sound to our destination of Nigeria. I have to write quick, as we're sitting in an internet cafe and the power keeps going out..so here's what has went down so far...
Day 1 was a travel day, we left Medicine Hat and flew out of Calgary to London. When we arrived in London we had an 8 hour layover. A few of us went on the tube into the city and found some skate spots and parks for when we return, London is definetly going to be amazing!
After that we boarded a plane to Abuja, and we flew about 6 hours to get there. We arrived at 5 in the morning in the city, and we were greeted by the customs officers. We made it through with no problems, the baggage was a bit of a hassle, but luckily one of our team members gave the head baggage clerk some toys for her children and she hurried us through. Everyone was so happy to be in Nigeria! As soon as we left the airport we all had a chance to experience the craziest driving in the world! All i can say is that there are definetly no road rules here, and i would be very surprised if 10% of the population held a driver's lisence. The whole team went together to the base that the Abuja team would be staying at before we split up. After a couple hours nap, two teams left, while the Abuja team got comfortable in their new home. We headed to Jos where we left one team at their base, the drive from Abuja to Jos was about 3 hours, and for some of us it fealt like eternity, as we prayed that we wouldn't crash...but don't worry, we're all getting used to it..

1 comment:

elaine said...

I just wanted to wish everyone a very Happy New Year. Can wait to hear your stories and Sara from the Jos group I will be in Medicine Hat for when you come home. So rest well as i want to hear about everything.

Love you and miss you.
Auntie Elaine, Zach and Kaylee