Category: Journal
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It’s my life!
Read more: It’s my life!It was someone’s birthday – really that was just an excuse. It seems that this particular crew always finds an excuse for a party on Wednesday nights at sea. We were in the middle of the Atlantic, on a container ship, with not much else to do. We, as well as everyone else on board,…
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Ghana – Green Turtle
Read more: Ghana – Green TurtleOur last four nights in Ghana were spent at Green Turtle lodge on the coast near the Cote D’Ivore (Ivory Coast) border. Much of the four days was spent relaxing by the beach, reading and napping. Unfortunately, we couldn’t get Internet (no MTN coverage, had we had an Airtel or Vodophone SIM, we would have…
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Ghana Day 6
Read more: Ghana Day 6We were a little surprised to learn that we had 7-hours of driving ahead of us today. Most of the day would be spent in the sweaty bumpy Land Rover. We did, however, pause to take a few photos whilst driving. We had seen a few of these smokey compounds along our journey, but didn’t…
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Ghana Day 5
Read more: Ghana Day 5Breakfast at the butterfly sactuary was our most exotic yet. They just kept bringing us food. We pretty much rolled out of breakfast into a morning hike. Again our day began with a hike. Actually, this was more like a walk in the woods, as the terrain was rather flat. Becky had expected the guide…
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Images of Rural Ghana
Read more: Images of Rural GhanaMost of the vehicles in Ghana have arrived here from somewhere else, after they ended their ‘useful life’ there. This one is clearly from Korea based on the stencilling. Using older vehicles is a good form of re-use, and is cost effective, but it also means breakdowns are common. Repairs commonly occur along the side…
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Ghana Day 4
Read more: Ghana Day 4We awoke before breakfast started, so we decided to walk around the resort and take a few pictures. The resort had a swimming pool that would have been really nice when it was new. It was definitely showing signs of disrepair as many of the tiles in the mosaic and along the steps were missing.…
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Ghana Day 3
Read more: Ghana Day 3Since palm wine is mostly harvested first thing in the morning, this is how our day began. On our way towards breakfast, we followed our guide through the paths beyond the village to see the palm wine harvest. Palm wine is extracted from recently felled palm trees. The farmers cut a hole in the base…
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Ghana Day 2
Read more: Ghana Day 2Our day began with a hike through the tropical rain forest. The area was rather hilly, so the hike involved a lot of ups and downs. On our hike we passed through areas were farmers had cleared to make fields. The most common crop in these fields is cassava, which is used to make fufu…