Pale husk heaps rise like dunes at the Abakaliki Rice Mill in the dry months, and women toss grain through round sieves. When the rains return, the flat land turns green with paddies, and by midsummer the talk turns to new yams and the Okeaku feast of the Ezza clan.
Beyond the mill, Abakpa Market keeps the center busy, and the salt lakes of Okposi and Uburu lie a drive south. The climate is tropical savanna, with heavy rain from April to November and a hot, dry spell after it. A Local Friend keeps the plan loose, so a rainy hour turns into a long lunch and a clear morning into a ride to the lakes.
