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EmiDon11:
while going,pls dont forget life jacket.
We dont want to loose u.

Life jackets may or may not help one float. It’s only for easy identification of bodies during rescue mission.

aieromon:
Did you get permission to take these pictures?

No, unfortunately. I just took them on my own will.

aieromon:
Well detailed. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks

airsaylongcome:
It's the under currents. Those very good swimmers did not factor in the undercurrents. I lost a cousin who was an excellent swimmer to those kind of aquatic accidents. Got to a new location and didn't think to evaluate the under currents before diving in (because it looked calm up top)

Wow!

cuteboy2:
Just convert that 50.5 knots to km/hr, that is 94km/hr. Ignore that 158km/hr, it is not correct

Each outboard motor was pushing 50 knots and 51knots respectively. After doing the math I was not convinced but hey! That was what I saw at the top left corner of the LCD display.

airsaylongcome:
I guess this is in response to my post about speed tracking apps. I'm not sure they require internet

I need internet to download such app na

id4sho:
Baba, you mean Nigerian waterways and no potholes experience.

Vawulense no Dey suppose enter River o!

airsaylongcome:
I don't know if that particular one had dangerous under currents. But that's the first I try to find out when I come across super calm water bodies. Still waters they say runs deep. The locals often know if the under currents are treacherous or not

Well, part of the horrible stories I heard was about how very very good swimmers drowns when a boat capsizes in the river. I also heard about how the River could be very very rough and unstable at times.

airsaylongcome:
Let's do a quick data collection of road accidents vs water and air accidents. You'd find out that a water and air are way safer than road

Never crossed my mind. Also, the Internet reception was not good

airsaylongcome:
Let's do a quick data collection of road accidents vs water and air accidents. You'd find out that a water and air are way safer than road

Tell him.

airsaylongcome:
A Yoruba what?

I’m a Yoruba

airsaylongcome:
Lol! You should try a pontoon bridge. Went to my village for the first time May last year. Had the shock of my life when we got to a point and we had to disembark and get on a pontoon. Pontoon controlled by a young boy and an old man. I'm not an Olympic swimmer although I'm comfortable in water and can get on my back to stay afloat. I was scared stiff on the 5 minute ride across the river because in my experience, the undercurrents in those river are never revealed by their seemingly calm surface

Wait, let me get you clearly, do you mean this water body I passed has under currents that are dangerous?

herkeem:
Okay boss. I have a channel and would like to start doing travelling videos this year. Any advice?

No advice!

erico2k2:
ahahah if that Rolls reach Okirigwe by total E nor fit pass

Na terrain and cost of repairs to damaged parts go be the limiting factor. Not that the car can’t do such trips on its own power. However, the Cullinan will do exactly well just as a Range Rover.

bro4u:
Na u know wetin u dey talk here boss

Lol. Those are technical data and terms for those gearheads

herkeem:
Bro you have a YouTube channel?

No, I don’t for now.

Envick:
How many minutes did the ride take

45mins via ferry on the average.

symbianDON:
really enjoyed reading your travelogue except that the pictures were stopped. You write well. I love boat travels myself.

Thanks, I appreciate.

spencekat:
MT.Westmore was anchored at Beecroft crossing.

Okay, kindly explain more about this Beecroft Crossing please. I wish to learn.

Topmaike007:
Please help me greet uncle bassey and Edet and his children when you see them oo last time we saw eachother he was at Oron

Okay sir.

Lanshile:
The reason why I love road trip if im the one driving is that my faith is in my hand
Besides land is the only place we can survive cos that is our habitual residence
If plane crash man cannot withstand the excess air intake and of boat or ship drown the salt water intake is a problem and also drowning
Op road transportation is the best

Air transport is very very safe. I prefer the air transport lately. I used to look forward to long distance driving but at the moment, I don’t advice such because of the security situation of the country and the state of our highways.

id911:
Op, are you from Oron? That's my place.

No, I’m a Yoruba
Your kingdom is lovely I must say.

Marpol:
That's my company vessel. Wow

Wow, that’s nice.

sooperrescue:
Rolls Royce wey nor fit comot from Lagos go sapele unless you put am for back like baby, wetin come prestigious for their body? Happy new year.

Na owners decide to flat bed those cars, not because they’re not capable of traveling.

empron:
are you still in Calabar?

No sir, I left the next day.

jceesquare:
Maybe you should use a GPS to clock the speed next time.
Never been on a ferry or motorized boat for more than 15mins cos of my phobia for water

Okay, next time will do.

jceesquare:
O I see.
But do you think the ferry was moving as fast as 158km/h at any time?

I don’t. But I can’t tell, as this is my first time on a motorized boat, water transport has a different feel from road transport feelings.
Also, this is a relatively big boat and I believe it’s heavy

jceesquare:
Why you dey doubt the speed?

Because the speed no vary when we took turns around the mangroves it held steady at 158km/h but the speed of each engine varied when we took the turns.

michlins:
On average, what's the time for this journey on the road

2-4 hours depending on traffic. The roads are terrible. This journey leads directly to Calabar Marina which is in the heart of Calabar.
I was impressed with my experience and I took the water the next day back to Oron.

kingreign:
At that point, somebody (I suspect a military personnel in plain cloth) advised me to stop taking photos of the sight I was enjoying
I was disappointed, and then he said, there are water police and also naval personnel and equipment around and it’s highly prohibited to take pictures of their equipment and drills which I accepted. True to it, we spotted a marine Police Speed boat anchored and also a Naval speed boat patrolling the waterways and I found them quite risky yet entertaining at the same time.

As we slowed down to go berth at the Calabar NIWA jetty, we spotted the CELSIA, it is a Big Black and white Oil/chemical tanker and was coming in through the Creek-Town end of the water, we spotted some beautiful Naval vessels (names withheld) belonging to Eastern Naval command performing their drills.

kingreign:
We passed a Chemical/storage Vessel by name ‘WESTMORE’ which was anchored in the middle of the water

At that point, somebody (I suspect a military personnel in plain cloth) advised me to stop taking photos of the sight I was enjoying
I was disappointed, and then he said, there are water police and also naval personnel and equipment around and it’s highly prohibited to take pictures of their equipment and drills which I accepted. True to it, we spotted a marine Police Speed boat anchored and also a Naval speed boat patrolling the waterways and I found them quite risky yet entertaining at the same time.

We passed a Chemical/storage Vessel by name ‘WESTMORE’ which was anchored in the middle of the water