I set off on this trip with the vague expectation that three months of navel-gazing would clear my head of the frustration, that is for me at least, the constant shadow of middle age.

Observers saw it as fitting that Wolfowitz came to Nigeria as his first African stop on his first foreign trip since becoming head of the Bank Group.

To do the same, book a trip to Ammoudi or hire a boat and head along the coast until you reach the bay of Palia Kameni where water from the springs pours into the sea.