Thursday May 1 was a public holiday in Nigeria. Our friends Susan and Jay invited us to go to the beach with them, along with our principal Bill and his wife Deana. It took about an hour to drive to Eleko Beach, where AISL has a beach hut.
The drive was fairly easy; we took the motorway for a bit and then turned off onto a smaller road, which was much more interesting! It was a dirt road, lots of dips and twists… I’d hate to be there if it rained!
Susan called ahead to Yousef, the caretaker, so he was ready with the deck chairs and charcoal for the barbecue. He had the area around the hut all swept up too. Laryssa and I spent our time collecting shells and walking a little on the beach. The water is polluted and the current is strong, so we didn’t go in. There were some local kids a little further down who were braver than we were… they seemed to be having a great time in the waves. The sky was overcast, which was very nice as it wasn’t quite so hot. We spent the day talking, eating and just having some fun. I hadn’t realized how much I needed to leave campus until we got there- it was so relaxing! Next school year we plan to have a car, so I’m sure we’ll take advantage of this place more often!
Susan’s first time on a horse!
Laryssa was so confident that the guy let go and she rode herself!
Yousef (the caretaker) and his brother did the barbecuing.
The local wildlife…
A herd of cattle came in to graze on the bit of green next to the beach hut.
The shepherd wasn’t much older than Laryssa.
We stopped for ice cream on the way home!
The next morning, Laryssa sorted all of her shells and displayed them in a museum. She gave us “Permanent Tickets” so that we could enjoy the shells whenever we like.
Laryssa said that these look like teeth and fingernails. She is going to leave one for the tooth fairy the next time she loses a tooth!
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