Watch yourself over there in Angola mate, last time I was there we ended up in jail in a place called Lobito, not a very nice experience, it looked bad when they took us in at gunpoint, but is was hell on earth when we sobered up the next morning, the British consul from Luanda came and rescued us, paid the fines and off we went into the distance, little bit shaken up but we learned our lesson, don't go to West Africa, and if you do, don't go on the screaming piss when you get there, that red wine is like fire water.
Spent the last 16 years in West Africa mate, Nigeria 3 times, Angola soon to be twice, Equatorial Guinea twice, Cameroon and Ghana, could tell some stories but i doubt you'd believe them. Seen some weird and wonderful things, even got chased down the road by a fully naked woman in Nigeria and I was on a bike, ****ing nearly caught me as well. Funny as **** afterwards but scary at the time, her tits were round her knees so you can imagine what she looked like doing the 100 meter sprint? Once got kidnapped in Nigeria but they just wanted jobs off us and even gave us beer, they let us go after we asked for more.
I'm the same as you, working offshore and I know exactly what you mean, nobody would believe you. I was last in Nigeria in the early 70's , it was scary then so god knows what its like now, I've heard some horror stories from various people over the years. Anyway , nice and peaceful here on the NW Shelf in Oz for another week or so then back to reality for a while, should be home for the Champs League final. Best of luck anyway and mind how you go.
Just remember welder when your a traveling lad every holes a goal. Any port in a storm. And the worst type of boil you can get on your cock is Suesan Boil.