Whew! and it felt good.
I drove to Akure for the first time on Sunday, 14th May 2017. It was a long drive from Lagos. I and Kiity had planned to leave after the service at Foursquare Gospel Church, VGC. This trip was my third inter-State trip (given that trips taken to Covenant University are still called Lagos-to-Lagos).
The first was to Ijebu-ode. I drove in DLG's Toyota 4Runner. Driving with a V8 engine has always been great. I always have to remind myself to take it easy.
The Second was to Sapele. I drove in Chibuzor's Honda Accord. It was on the 3rd of January 2016, I remember. I was low on cash and I was still wondering how I would get money for travel and other stuff I wanted to do when my phone rang and I was asked if I could drive down to Ughelli, some kilometres after Sapele. The trip was amazing. The distance was longer than I had ever done.
Driving to Akure in the Rio was hmmm..smooth only that the state of the road from a point after Itele to Ore would give some reason to look twice. I had to be careful and the speed had to be reduced. On the trip to Sapele, Chibuzor did a good job of checking my speed and telling me from time to time ( I had informed him earlier to caution me if I went above 100Km/hr). This time, I cautioned myself. It was a maximum of 110. We were stopped four times along the way by FRSC officials twice and the Police twice.
Sunday was a good day to be on the road. Fewer vehicles as it turned out to be. Kiity slept for a while on the trip. We arrived Akure around 6 p.m.
I drove to Akure for the first time on Sunday, 14th May 2017. It was a long drive from Lagos. I and Kiity had planned to leave after the service at Foursquare Gospel Church, VGC. This trip was my third inter-State trip (given that trips taken to Covenant University are still called Lagos-to-Lagos).
The first was to Ijebu-ode. I drove in DLG's Toyota 4Runner. Driving with a V8 engine has always been great. I always have to remind myself to take it easy.
The Second was to Sapele. I drove in Chibuzor's Honda Accord. It was on the 3rd of January 2016, I remember. I was low on cash and I was still wondering how I would get money for travel and other stuff I wanted to do when my phone rang and I was asked if I could drive down to Ughelli, some kilometres after Sapele. The trip was amazing. The distance was longer than I had ever done.
Driving to Akure in the Rio was hmmm..smooth only that the state of the road from a point after Itele to Ore would give some reason to look twice. I had to be careful and the speed had to be reduced. On the trip to Sapele, Chibuzor did a good job of checking my speed and telling me from time to time ( I had informed him earlier to caution me if I went above 100Km/hr). This time, I cautioned myself. It was a maximum of 110. We were stopped four times along the way by FRSC officials twice and the Police twice.
Sunday was a good day to be on the road. Fewer vehicles as it turned out to be. Kiity slept for a while on the trip. We arrived Akure around 6 p.m.
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