Not doing very much in Lagos

The alarm went off at 9am but I had a lie in. I hadn’t slept too badly considering the noise outside went on for ages and the Estonians came in at some ungodly hour and turned the lights on. I got ready, had some yoghurt and cake for breakfast and headed out. I went to the bikini shop first and got a red one for €16 (all the brown ones were gone). I then went looking for the tourist office (it really was miles away) and got a couple of pamphlets. Then I followed the river back up, watching the fish feeding. I was going to go into the fort but had to pay. I found the beach and walked out on the breakwall, watching the canoes and capsizing sailing boats. The beach wasn’t very good on that side – Praia de Batata.

I headed back to the hostel, via a couple of new streets, and went in to use the internet as facebook hadn’t worked on my phone. There was no one there so went to my room. I put on my new bikini and suncream and went out again. Even after walking almost back to the bus station, I couldn’t find a proper internet place, so had a chicken salad from a British cafe for lunch, which was very nice. I crossed the swing bridge and found Meia Praia, which was much better, only the water was freezing and the wind blasted me with sand. I headed back after a good spell, and got some melon gelato on the way. I went online at the hostel and facebook was fine and Pete had replied to my nature ramble status. I had a shower, cooked dinner, ate it, and rested. I had got some colour, but wasn’t burnt, which was good. After just sitting rather uncomfortably on my bed for a while, even after the Estonians had invited me to drink vodka, I turned the light out at 11pm, after the girls had asked the noisy boys to be quiet outside my window. Through the night, someone knocked and crept into my room, I think to get something out of the cupboard. After that the noise miraculously stopped, so I think something was said....