I am about 4 months into my assignment in Nigeria and out of all my exploring I never made it across the street to the Lekki Conservation Center. Truthfully this camp always has so much going on weekend that by Sunday I am either a) booked or b) beat. So when Bob invited me to tag along with him and a few colleagues on a night tour I couldn’t pass the opportunity up.
So Tuesday night we set out our adventure at 7 pm at night. Covered from head to toe in clothes and sweat, skin burning from the overdose of insect repellent location and flashlight in hand we looked like we were about to head into the jungle. Oh wait, we were.
It was dusk when we started to wander around. The first sighting was the peacocks since they were front and center waiting for someone to feed them. We then heard some monkeys wrestling in the trees. In our futile attempt to follow them, we found ourselves immersed in the woods.
The path was a rickety but stable wooden bridge that brought us all around the forest. The wetlands under us were amazing. Darkness made the forest eerie, yet peaceful. With just our flashlight we could catch glimpses of eyes and that’s when we broke out the heavy duty lights for a better look and some great photos. It’s amazing what your other 4 senses can do when you take away sight. Although I admit, I loved using them to end up seeing the wildlife. Throughout our journey we spotted 5 crocodiles, saw some monkeys in the trees, a bunch of millipedes and spiders, and a frog to name a few. But as you know, a picture is worth a thousand words
Peacocks were swarming us for food
One of the many spiders we encountered
Walking through the jungle at night
Awesome bat photo
Tortuous
Millipede
One of five crocodiles
Group photos
Cheers-Kate
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