THE BEST LAID PLANS AND ALL THAT

 

Saturday 31st Dec 2022 11:30pm, lights have been dimmed and music is playing softly in the background, I slowly nod my head as I remember the lyrics well:

 

‘Do you really like it, is it, is it wicked

We’re lovin it, lovin it, lovin it 

We’re lovin it like that💃🏾’

Ella says ‘only 30 minutes till the new year Ola’

MADE IN LAGOS, NO STRESS 2

 

Now where did I stop?

Ok the part where we packed our ‘Ghana-must-go’ large matted woven bag heading towards Heathrow airport. Obviously by now you know my pre-departure test was negative. Waiting for the test results sent stress levels through the roof, coupled with the fact that they came through in the wee hours of the day of travel. Then the 3 hours spent trying to upload the results onto Nigeria’s user ‘unfriendly’ Permit To Travel portal and paying for a day 2 PCR test left me angry, exhausted but relieved. 

MADE IN LAGOS - NO STRESS.....

I awake from deep sleep as I hear a rustling sound in the room. It’s pitch dark as the bedside lamp is not working. I freeze as I hear a familiar nawing, scratching sound ‘egbami mi o, kilon shele, this is not naija now, I’m back in the UK and this is a Quarantine hotel’