I just got back from a five day excursion to Cross River state in Nigeria, and man, it was fun! The trip was organized by the Faculty of Science, University of Ibadan (my faculty, my school) but I was able to get one of my younger brothers, who isn't a student of U.I, to tag along. There were only 22 of us (25 if you count the Subdean of the Faculty and the two bus drivers) because about 20 muslims had to pull out of the excursion due to their Ramadan fast. Originally, the excursion had been planned to start and end before their fast. So what made it fun? Well, I got to see some of the best sights my country has to offer (for a dismal price, by the way), including water falls, cable car rides, and literally standing inside the clouds. Really. I'll break this post down into five mini-sections for each of the days of the trip so read on if you're interested in knowing why Cross River state (named for the cross river, called Oyono, which passes through the state) is known as "The Nation's Paradise".
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| A Roundabout near the University of Calabar |
