After 23 hours sitting on a plane I finally arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, via Dubai (see picture of arrival attached). Though it was a long journey I was lucky to be bumped up to Business class from Dubai to Lagos, not sure how that happened though as I am not an Emirates frequent flyer. Anyway with noise cancelling headphones I made the most of the experience, especially when it came to enjoying the flat bed with an in-built massage function.
I was welcomed by Walli, our friendly driver, and driven to the domestic terminal with two colleagues from India and Venezuela respectively. Walli took good care of us and made us feel safe and welcome, couldn’t ask for a better first contact.
It wasn’t a surprise when the first request for dash came. Three of us checked in at the domestic terminal and sent our bags off … the luggage handler asked us to wait for our bags to clear security and told us he would personally make sure this happened. Surely enough he came back with a smile on his face that said it all, sorry mate but you didn’t add value in the process and you’re not getting a cent.
We travelled on to the Calabar International Airport and arrived safely with the rest of the IBM team at the Vanel hotel. 100% humidity and a constant drizzle, but a very reasonable 26C.
Now in what will be home for the next four weeks, accommodation is very decent with air conditioning. I couldn’t get the hot water to work though so I went for a cold shower.
- Greg
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