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On the road to Obudu, the bus/van stopped for a delivery at this defunct gas station. Some men were having their lunch, and they assented to having their picture taken. A little boy did too (pictures to either side). Occasionally, we would see one of these banana trucks (below) on the road, wildly decorated with slogans about Christianity or AIDS, and hand-painted designs. They were pretty imposing though, loaded past the brim, and barelling along the highway. Upon our arrival in Obudu, besides the parked banana trucks, we also saw this herd of cattle. Many people from neighbouring Cameroon were bringing their herds through for sale, but apparently no one's cows were very fat. As Monica lined up this shot of a herd coming toward us, I was agitating to cross the to get out of their way. After I recovered from being sick, we visited the tourist ranch on the Obudu plateau, which was very fancy. "Europe in Nigeria" a sign said. Well, there's food for thought. You can see the cable-car, and the beautiful hills of northern Cross-River state. There was a steady, cool breeze in these heights. The photo was taken while our hired driver was trying to get the car to climb the switchback road behind us. |
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