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Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:11pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
2012 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY TRIP: ABUJA - ENUGU & ANAMBRA - ABUJA, WITH MY BABY, PEUGEOT 505 V6 5 SPEED MANUAL ( 1,505 KM OR 935 MILES) DAY 1: 27/12/2012 ( JOURNEY FROM ABUJA TO ENUGU) I woke up at 4:20am and started preparing for the journey. I opened the bonnet and checked to be sure everything was in place. Checked the headlight & the rear lights. I packed my stuffs in the car. Also need to mention that my favourite artiste was keeping me company, as you can see in one of the pics. Ikenna. 2 Likes
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:15pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
DAY 1. After getting myself and the car ready, i took off around 6:00am. Ikenna. 2 Likes
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:15pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
After Area 1, Garki, roundabout. Ikenna.
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:16pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
Airport road, Abuja. Ikenna.
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:19pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
Still on Airport Road. I stopped somewhere, where i usually buy Onoins whenever am travelling to East. Mom always love it whenever i come back with loads of Onions. Hmm! Women! Ikenna. 3 Likes
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:19pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
Descending from Airport road to Abuja - Lokoja Highway. Ikenna. 1 Like
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:20pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
At Gwagwalada, Abuja. Ikenna.
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:20pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
Result of water Therapy! I forgot that i would do this journey and did the therapy in the money. So, i was now forced to be stopping every hour of or so, if you understand what i mean. Pic taken at a town called Orehi, a town in Kogi state, before Lokoja. Ikenna.
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:23pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
Still on Abuja-Lokoja highway. Ikenna. 1 Like
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:23pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
On Bridge before Lokoja. This was the same bridge flood covered, last year September/October flood issue in Kogi. Ikenna. 1 Like 1 Share
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:24pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
Few Kilometers to Lokoja. Ikenna.
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:25pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
Arrived Lokoja. I arrived Lokoja at 8:40am, meaning i spent 2hrs 40 mins, from Abuja to Lokoja. The Tripmeter indicated that Abuja to Lokoja was 212 kilometers. Ikenna. 5 Likes
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:26pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
I entered one of the Fuel stations in Lokoja to refill the fuel tank. The fuel guage showed car consumed 30 litres from Abuja to Lokoja. I refilled the tank and contnued my journey. Ikenna. 1 Like
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:26pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
Still in Lokoja. Ikenna. 1 Like
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:27pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
Driving out of the Lokoja Town. Ikenna. 2 Likes
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:28pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
Back to the highway: Abuja - Enugu highway. About 5 more hours non-stop high speed ahead. The 2nd part of the journey has begun. Ikenna. 1 Like
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:31pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
Ajaokuta roundabout. Ikenna. 3 Likes
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:32pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
Still in Ajaokuta. Stopped again. Consequencies of water therapy for someone doing a long distance driving. Have learnt my lessons. Ikenna. 1 Like
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:33pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
About 5 kilometers bad road in Ajaokuta. Ikenna. 1 Like
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:33pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
Army check point. Ikenna. 1 Like
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:34pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
On bridge, after Ajaokuta. 1 Like
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:35pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
golf 3 overtaking other cars before me. Ikenna. 1 Like
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:36pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
Arrived Obollo Afor, Enugu State, at 12:30pm and met a traffic Jam, which lasted more than 30 mins. Ikenna.
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:36pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
At Opi Junction, ENugu state. Nsukka- 9th mile highway. The road to the right leads to UNN (University of Nigeria, Nsukka). Ikenna. 2 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:37pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
Got to 9th mile at 2:pm and met a terrible hold up, while still on the 9th mile-Nsukka highway. Ikenna.
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:38pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
While still on the traffic jam, Some road safety guys started to direct us to take an untared road, via a small village, to bypass the 9th mile completely. Well, we had no option than to follow their instructions. Ikenna. 2 Likes
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:39pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
After i paseed the 9th mile, i headed to Enugu town. Attached pics were taken while driving into the town, at New market. Ikenna. 2 Likes
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:39pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
I drove straight to Shoprite, in Enugu town. The tripmeter showed that Abuja to Enugu is 540 kilometers (336 miles). Then, the fuel guage showed that the car consumed only 40 litres from Lokoja to Enugu. Meaning, the car consumed only 70 litres from Abuja to Enugu for 540 km. Not bad! Considering, the windows were up (A/C on) all through the journey. After i drove out of Shoprite, i refilled the tank and it took only 40.05 litres, meaning, the fuel gauge was correct. I didnt know the guage has been that accurate. I calculated the consumption from Abuja ro Enugu and got 12.9L/100km or 21.8 mpg. I was impressed. Considering the amount of speed i did on that highway, i couldnt believe i could still get that consumption, even better than the factory mpg on highway for that car. Ikenna. 7 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:40pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
Left Shoprite and went to visit a cousin. Ikenna.
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:41pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
I left my cousins house and started another journey to Anambra state via Onitsha-Enugu expressway (About 1 hour drive). Few mins into the journey, at 9th mile junction, HELL was let loosed! The whole expressway was blocked. Those coming from Anambra blocked the other side, while those coming from Enugu, going to Anambra and Nssukka, blocked the other side too. Then those coming from Abuja, like i did, that wasnt fast enough, arrived 9th mile late and blocked that side too. It was a nightmare! I got to that junction by 4:20pm, but as of 6:30pm, my car has not moved an inch. The worst traffic jam i have ever experienced in my life!. Ikenna. 3 Likes
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:42pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
Around 7:00pm, the FRSC and NEMA guys were able to make the traffic started moving. In fact, i got out of the traffic around 7:20pm or so. It was terrible. While i was driving out of the traffic, i heard a voice, a female voice, shouting something that sounded my surname. I wasnt sure of what i heard, since the windows were up. So i looked towards the direction the shouting was coming from and saw a young lady, a beautiful one, begging me and calling me by my surname to lower my window. I did and that was when i recognised her: my kid sister's secondary school classmate and she was also from Abuja but got stranded because of the same traffic jam. The ABC Bus she followed from Abuja was still stucked in the traffic and would stop at Enugu town. And since she wouldnt know when the bus would pass the traffic, she decided to drop at the 9th mile and get a bus there to Awka, Anambra. Unfortunately for her, there was no more bus loading at 9th mile for Awka that night. So, she was stranded. It was obvious that God sent me to rescue her. I wonder what would have happened if she didnt see me. And guess what, her hometown, her final destination, was a neighbouring town of mine, my last destination too, about few kilometers from my town. People can be that lucky! Well, i had to drive few poles from the traffic before i could get a chance to pack. She now loaded her bags in my car and i drove off, heading to Anambra that night, about 1 hour drive. The attached picture was taken when & where I stopped for her to put in her things in the car before we embarked on the journey to Anambra state that night. Ikenna. 5 Likes
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Re: Trip From Abuja To Enugu & Anambra With My 505 V6 (1,505 Km/935 Miles) by Ikenna351(m): 2:43pm On Jan 05, 2013 |
I drove straight and dropped the stranded lady in her place and drove off again to my hometown. Attached pic was taken when i finally arrived home, my father's compound, my final destination. What a journey! Ikenna. 5 Likes
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