We arrived in Calabar after a couple long days of travel.
A couple initial observations:
We sat on the tarmac as the only plane at the airport waiting for more fuel for over an hour yesterday. The interesting part was there wasn't even a peep of frustration from anyone on the plane -- extremely patient culture. This would never happen in the states without. Even more impressive, the airline did a food snack service while we waited. Not sure if the Governor of Cross River State being on the plane had anything to do with it. Arik Airlines puts the american airlines to shame!
The cost of goods is higher than I expected. We understand power has a lot to do with this. There is a lack of consistent power available, so companies (like mobile phone operators) need significant investment in generators and diesel fuel to be able to operate. Those costs obviously get passed on to consumers.
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Ryan,
ReplyDeleteFigures you have to go across the world to get decent snack service while flying. Glad to hear you made it there safely. Maybe you can teach the citizens of Calabar some American football (Prettboy Flag Style) on their soccer field one Saturday. Hope everything goes well getting adjusted. Joyce and I are enjoying the blog.
Take care.
RAC