The Diary Game: An Adventurous Day To The Beach And Back[26/06/26]

Hola my good people. Its your boy here again. I guess it is a @leorichies day, and yes, it was a day I had been actually looking forward to all along. The thing is, this wasn't not just planned recently. We've been talking about this beach movement for quite sometimes now, and after all the planning, the day was here. So we started it this wayy.

the peace i felt

We prepared for it starting yesterday. Since the cooking thing was to be done at my uncles place, for me my beach outfits, the cloths to step out and every other important thing I'd need was with me and off i was at my uncles house. Some people came over to the house to sleep, so that it will be more possible to wake up early and start getting things done. Reason is this, from our place of residence to the beach is roughly 2 or more hours drive, we ought to early atleast 9 so we could be there on time and enjoy the good time we planned to,to the fullest.
Eventually, i dont even think anyone really slept because there was so much to do and so many gist to gist and he gisted. Lol. So we packed the food items in place, arranged everything properly, put the drinks and other things in the fridge, so it shelf live would be prolonged and we gathered all the ingredients we would need for cooking. Withing a snitch of the finger, the night was almost over. We only managed to rest for a short while before it was time to start the day. I didn't sleep though..i realised there's a work i needed to complete with my phone and before i did it was already 3am. As at that time, sleep had left my eyes so i just went on to play my video gane until the birds started chipping in the sky.

playing my game

When i turned to the clock, it was 4:30 a.m. By 5 on the dot, most people, potentially everyone was already awake and busy. A few of the guys including my cousins and i were asked to get more firewood since we needed extra for cooking.
Luck by our side, we found one close by and the retailer was already awake too, so we picked thw quantity we needed and retired home. We got back and everyone were busy with different things so I followed suit. Some people were pounding, some were slicing, others were washing, and the cooking process had alreadybegan. Since we had different meals to prepare, my cousin and I took it upon our self to help set up different cooking stands. Our cooking job was to parboil the rice. And my cousin kept pushing firewoods in whenever the fire became weak so the rice would cook properly. When it was ready, the ladies drained it and then the the main cooking started. The experience was quite nice tho, and interestingand ofcourse it was worthwhile. Nobody was putting us under pressure, but we all knew the beach was far away, and we wanted to spend enough time there as i said earlier.

during the food preparation

Thats why we worked with one mind, we worked as fast as we could. Things didn't really go as we thought, we ended up finishinga little later than planned, we were still early enough to stay on schedule actually. A particular vehicle which would convey the drinks and food to the actual place where we would use the big bus eventually arrived. It was at this point every one started rushing to take thier bath, dress nice, wear that perfume and for the ladies they wore the make up to thier satisfaction. And when we got to wherethr bigger bus was, the joy was just too much as many People kept arriving with bags, beach clothes, cameras, food, and all sorts of things. Once everyone was seated and everything was arranged, we finally started our journey. It was really a long our drive. Imagine people sleeping to wake up and sleeping to wake to still see the bus onnthe road. Funny right.

The trip took several hours, but nobody really minded, the energy inside de bus was too much, it wasfull of laughter and conversations. People maked jokes, jerks of others too, shared funny stories, some had the opportunity to see places they had never seen before. As time went on, plenty people fell asleep while others stayed awake throughout the journey, buh the vibe was endless. The high was journey itself was more like part of the adventure.

Now here, you can imagine who finally arrived at the ibeno beach, something that felt like it'll be for ever, but noo, we arrived. The noice from the joy people had made the sleepy ones to wake up, and to their amazement we had arrived.

at the entrance gate

I'd say plenty of them were those who didn't had a long time to sleep at night, me inclusive...but I had to stay active because I knew I had a story to tell. Thats why I'd call @jebassey and @ab-rich23 to concur to the truity of the event. They were active too just like I was.

So yea, we got to the entrance gate, the security officers tried to snitch on us, yes I call that snitching because how would they expect all living souls inside the long bus to compensate them on what they call gate fee, that wouldn't be an issue, but the fact that they wanted every single person in the bus to pay a fee that didn't make any sense, the amount they were asking for was way too much. With over a hundred people on the trip, it was more like saying we should just buy the entire beach at once so we could own it. Lol. After plenty long talks and negotiations, we were allowed to get in, the exact amount as gate fee was now paid. The moment we stepped inside, I became fantasised. The breeze was too chilly and it welcomed us aftererall, the whole place felt peaceful, fresh, and relaxing as per se.

we arrived earlier.

My brother looked at me with mesmerisation, he didn't have to say, i already knew he loves the place. No time to waste, everyone changed into their beach wears and rushed straight into the water. We had lots of experience, more than we could even was even imagined. It was at that point I knew the kinda friends I have especially at the water side, some of them are water phobic, there are scared of water, the waves that was fantasising to me was literally a trauma to them, u could imagine that.

my phobic friend

I entered the water actually, deep as i could, some other people had to pick up a race competition, I played football eventually, i wouldn't leave that out if at all.

played football with the girls

We took alotta of pictures, when I say a lot, I mean more that it could create a photo gallery with it. After many hours of being in the wavy water, it was time to eat, another part i was waiting for. I ate oo. I ate to my satisfaction that it was as if it was going to cause over flow.

at the beach side

Aa view of the water wave

Literally i over fed my self. Then, we went back into the water for more swimming, and games, and yea pictures, we had to because it was almost time to be go back. As im speaking it was past 4pm. And we had a long drive to make, so it would ve safe if the driver returns early so unforseen scenes doesn't occur. So, it was time to leave. But it was sha hard to get people out of the water oo cause nobody wanted to go home. But, as i said since we still had a long journey back, we packed our things, changed into our clothes, and got ready to leave. The jokes in the bus resumed frok where it seemed to have stopped. Its just gonna be hard to forget this moment in a hurry. I pray someday probably by year end, we shouuld plan another beach trip, and next time, it'll be even bigger, even if its not, but atleast we'd go there maybe as a few number of people, the fun will still be the same.

My leftover rice

You know I've been to this beach tho before while I was young, that time I didn't really have much time experience as I was being guarded all round, and also I think in my second year in school we planned it too with my colleagues buh the fun we had there wasn't compared to this one.

But lemme ask, how about you. Have you been to the beach before?? Well, when I got home, though I was damn tired and really wanted to sleep, i still stoled some time to have a glance on the pictures we took, you shoud see me smiling sheepishly, I missed the day already, I wished it would be everyday. When I was done, since I had a lot to eat earlier I wasn't hungry for food, so I just got a glass' of milk and retired to bed peacefully...ready to dream my day again.

So have you been to the beach before??