Not For Eskimos

After breakfast, I met with Amaka, Joseph and Terfa to discuss the check list for how we will review and assess the vendors we’ll meet during the week here in Lagos, and on Friday near Enugu.  We met two suppliers today, and will see two or three each day.  By the time the taxi picked us up, the streets were already bustling.  Sidewalk vendors were all over (like the one above, directly across the street from our hotel), selling almost everything, but mostly food.  Traffic wasn’t too bad in the morning.  Even though the rule of the road is “drive on the right,” that seems to be more like a suggestion.  Also, with no lines painted, drivers’ lanes are where their cars are.  The main roads are generally in good condition, but side streets are very uneven.

Lots of people are on foot.  Many carry large baskets or other things on their heads.  Many men wear pants and long, loose-fitting pullover shirts made from matching fabric.  Many women wear billowing dresses.  The fabrics are bright-colored and remind me of the ones I saw in fabric shops in Windhoek and Lusaka.

After the first supplier meeting we unexpectedly had some extra time since the taxi broke down.  Another driver took us to Sweet Sensations for a late lunch where I had a tasty meat pie and rice.   By a bit after 5:00 pm we were finished with the second supplier.  Traffic was very bad on the way back to the hotel.  Drivers seem to have one hand on the wheel and one on the horn.

It must have been close to 100F today.  On the humid side, too.  Electricity has been on and off quite a bit in the hotel tonight.  Good thing I got that flashlight app for the iPhone.