King Midas

The late Sir Victor Uwaifo once told "us" his Mammy Water's encounter at Bar Beach, Lagos some years ago..

Then he was working with NTA, and was on a night shift.. Being free that night, he decided to go to the beach with his guitar. As he was strumming, he noticed shreds of garbages carried by waves around his feet and he raised his head..

The rest... na his- story

Today, I patiently wait

Waited

Wait "est"

Tarried more

But... Mammy Water did not show up

Was excited journeying to Ibeno, Akwa Ibom State, unaware of what lies ahead 🤔

I was going to one of the most dangerous locations ever 🤭

The Atlantic Ocean!
The ocean is the second largest of the five world's oceanic divisions. This ocean separates Akwa Ibom from Equatorial Guinea and the Gulf of Guinea.

Malabo, which is the capital of Equatorial Guinea is on an an island of Bioko, off to coast.

The Ibeno beach, stretches about 45 kilometers, and that makes it the longest sandy beach in West Africa.
Though, it's a tourist destination where visitor's can enjoy beautiful scenic views...

But at the same breath, the edges of this beach are as dangerous as the middle of the ocean.
At the edges, all moving water has enormous kinetic energy, if not carefully navigated. And that makes it home of the most hazardous sea routes.
Like I said, you have to be extremely careful there. No playing 😂😂

Is it the rough sea?
Powerful currents, strong winds?
Abi, na the sudden storms that may catch you off guard 😭 hmm..

Mehn.. as a first timer, you need a guide to drive through because you fit fall o and your vehicle sink 😢
Tankers don sink there, no be one, no be two

And "interestingly" there's less margin of help if things go wrong for you.
And also, you cannot leave whenever you wish to as there are "rules"🤭🤭

the water get time wen e dey calm and wen e dey rage..
You must wait till that time before you can drive back, and if you miss that time, you have to wait again till the next day😂😂😂

Ibeno, bye bye ✌️✌️