Running

Henry and I went running in the streets of Calabar this morning -- my first outside exercise venture. Even at 7a, the heat and humid makes it quite difficult. The air also makes running a bit challenging due to the exhaust from the cars, motorbikes, and generators. We found a nice route through the homes near our hotel and then went down a main road towards the 'big flag'. Calabar claims to have the largest Nigerian flag which you can see from many areas of the city. I would call it a success purely from the view we didn't get lost. Plus Henry has done multiple marathons and is training for an ultra-marathon so I was happy to keep hi min site.

People seemed to be very curious and we received constant double-takes. Probably because we stand out culturally and also we are the only people I have seen running in the streets.

Our weekend schedule is quite busy, but we will have to see if we can explore new routes.