Hi hive, it's nice to meet you again. I'm here to share my first boat experience. It was a bit scary but it was one of the most exciting moment I ever had.
My first experience was when I traveled with my friend from uyo to Calabar for my in-laws reception ceremony. At first I was nervous and excited at the same time. I've never travel on a boat before.
It was on Sunday around seven o'clock in the morning when we boarded a taxi from uyo to oron park to meet up with the first speed boat. when we got there, we collected ticket. I was told that Sunday might not be one of the best days to travel on waterway. But I doubted until when I realized it myself. We waited for other passengers for more than an hour. The wait was longer than I anticipated. The turn up of passengers didn't gain momentum until twenty minutes to zoom off that people started coming in. We were all given a lifejacket to put on, I strapped mine round my chest. We all moved into the boat and I was helped into the boat by my friend. What I observed was that a piece of plank wood was used as seats in a speed boat. We all settled in, four persons in a seat. Other by lookers and drivers helped push the boat into the river. After that, the driver start the engine and we zoomed off.
The journey started slowly until it got to the faster speed. Getting to the middle of the sea, it was cold. Different thought started flowing through my mind like; if the boat turns upsidedown, will I survive it when I can't swim. I couldn't even snapped nor enjoyed it anymore. I started praying that I should make it to Calabar safely. The officials were not on duty because it was Sunday, so there was no delay on our journey. Within a twinkle of an eye, we were at the river bank. It took us forty-five minutes to travel from oron to Calabar.
we took tricycle (keke nape) down to Calabar south which was the ceremony venue
One of the things I love most about traveling on boat is that it is one of the fastest of transportation. It's always shorter than traveling on land.
Despite some of the discomfort and fear, it was an exciting journey on water.