We got an early start because the day's walk was long and unknown. Previous reports of an easy walk were a bit misleading because we still had plenty of valleys to climb and descend . After about two hours we came to a stream that required us to cross on a pile of stones. I took my pack across first, then helped Gramie and then went back for her pack. This was also the first day of carrying our full packs because I wasn't able to arrange for their transfers. We waited while others crossed with some people taking it very slowly. Actually the crossing was poorly designed because people had added more rocks over time. As a result the stone crossing had become a stone dam. Openings should have been left to keep the water level lower. But it wasn't my job to rebuild the crossing so I just used and commented.
At noon we stopped at a restaurant for a full breakfast because our hotel provided only a bit of food. As we sat their David from Scotland joined us and we had a nice long chat. After eating we climbed a big hill and kept going on to Luz Beach. After that the terrain became easier but we were very tired on arrival at our hotel in Lagos. Then we were accommodated at another hotel because of another clerical error. That's three times on this trip that we have had to use a different hotel.
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