Mediterranean Hotel Abuja

... lorries before stopping for a bush camp.<br><br><br><br>Dist cov. = 261 km<br><br><br><br>28th - Finally drove into Abuja and Gary went off to the Angolan embassy and we went to the Sh**aton Hotel to camp in the grounds and since some people had upgraded to rooms at a 50% discount (still US$160) ev**yone could use the facilties. Bad news on visas, we have to wait till Wed 3rd June to apply for visas. <br><br><br><br>Dist cov. = 328 km <br><br><br><br>29th, 30th and ...

... meaning that we w**e doomed to spend at least 6 nights th**e. The pool and show**s w**e great, but it was a big hit to the budget as all the food available was really really expensive. Sarah and I decided that we would treat ourselves to a nice meal at the italian restaurant th**e, and well ov** $120AUD lat** we had had a great night, including some lovely seafood and a couple of v**y nice bottles of French red wine. Oth**s travell**s had all night ...

... you the details of the time it took me to find it, the time it took aft** I did find it to be allowed in my own country's embassy, the incompetence of our diplomatic staff and just tell you that aft** they finally realised what I was up to, they treated me really well, placed me in a hotel while waiting for the visas to be endorsed, with some pocket money for trivial spending. I even allowed myself some small luxes, such as buying a Mars candy bar made in Saudi Arabia, tasting as ...

... be a musicless drive day for Oliv** and I, something I was not looking forward to. As wond**ful as the scen**y may be, I'm sure you will agree that ev**y movie is bett** with a soundtrack. So instead of watching the world go by I chose to bury myself in a book about Afghani women - something sure to fire up my frustrations just that little bit more. One country I should probably ste** clear of as I would most c**tainly end up in prison aft ...

... connections he organised a free Brai for us one night. Yes that's right free fresh meat... imported from SA. The boys.. and girls.. w**e in heaven and let me tell you, this was no ordinary brai. Tables w**e decked out prop** restaurant style (real wine glasses!!) complete with flow**s set amongst palm trees on beautiful white sand. Not one but three chefs fussed about the place setting out bowls upon bowls of salads, sauces and ...

... en*ugh t* keep y*u g*ing f*r a while, s* I b*ught three just t* try it *ut. Act*r peeled his and started eating it like it was candy. I t**k a bite and I can tell y*u that it tasted like ****. N*t lit**ally, but it tasted like chewing *n a branch and it was incredibly bitt**. I c*uld n*t even finish half as my m*uth was screaming f*r wat**. I spat it *ut and Act*r laughed his head *f. Aft** the fish, we wanted t* g* t* the place we went t* last time, a place called ...

... the locals, I will be fine. Oye, Egghead's friend also said he got get me a friend of his to be a kind of bodyguard for me, but hopefully I won't need it. Howev**, it is always good to have the option Firstly I am going back to Ibadan and I am going to meet some professors at the univ**sity th**e. As this was decided yest**day I don't have any wh**e to sleep or I don't know wh**e I am going, but I guess I'll find my way. I've been in Ibadan, which is around 7-8 millioni ...

... from keep on coming, p**haps I'll go to Jos of the ***** Delta. Moreov**, they are not only Christians ,but they int**pret the bible lit**ally, and it goes without saying that that Adam and Eve was the two first people, and that the world was created in seven days. Those of you that know me know that I can argue pretty well against this, but I do not do that h**e as I do not want to be impolite. But I can promise you that it is hard to be a humanist/ neo-Darwian down h ...

... so that's what we drank. In the beginning it was v**y slow and we w**e just chilling, but as the electricity came back and the fan started working we started dancing. Coinciding with this was the fact that we w**e drinking Norwegian Linie Aquavita, hence people w**e getting a bit tipsy. It was a v**y simple place and loots of kinds hanging around. Aft** a while, all the kids w**e invited in, as Egghead is a nice guy, who takes care of the kids in the area. Aft ...

... that I needed to get used to it. On Friday, CDD was arranging a conf**ence about Muslims and globalisation. It was an Am**ican, who was a hard-core neolib**al who had the lecture. I spoke with him before the lecture and he meant that hard-core capitalism was the only solution for *****ia. Cannot say I agree too much with that, as I'm a huge fan of the developmental state. The lecture was good, even if I nev** read anything about it before, and it didn't int**est me much ...