Blogs from Central, Ghana, Africa - page 4

Ghana is a developing country. Even though there is a great deal of poverty which we are seeing daily, the spirit of the people, their warmth and welcoming nature is everywhere. People we see on the street are curious as to why we are in Ghana and and from where did we come. Today Barry and I will have a day to ourselves. We will be visiting the Elmina Slave Castle and the historic community of Elmina. I hope to share many pictures and impressions soon... ... read more

Last night we had a "brown out" When Barry and I returned to the hotel after our walk and supper at the beach, we were informed that there was no power on half the hotel. They didn't tell us which half. I had lights and a ceiling fan so I will need to see what Barry had. We went to a Catholic Church high up on a hell. I took a picture of the view with Barry looking out at it. I hope it is clear. We also came across a few of the prettiest little girls. They posed for us and I gave them some treats. Initially, one of the girls was shay and did not sit for me to take a picture, once she saw the results on the screen of my digital camera, ... read more

Happy Ground Hog Day Every one. Barry and I had Grass Cutter for lunch(it is a small animal that comes out at night and eats mostly grass so it is delicious and very good for you). I will try to get a picture of one as the hunters will carry them to the side of the road and hold them up to be purchased by passers by. I have been informed by the credit union board treasurer that it is tradition that you eat all the food put in front of you. I am trying my best! We have spent two days with the manager of the OGUAA Teacher's Co-operative Credit Unikon Limited, some of the board members and the staff. They have been very welcoming. Tomorow morning we will work on our report and present ... read more

We left the Central Hotel in Accra around 8 o'clock this morning. We are now at the Mighty Victory Hotel in Cape Coast. On our way here, we passed through the home of Michael Essien (the Captain of the Black Stars - Ghana's Football Team playing Egypt for the Africa Cup this afternoon), the current President of Ghana (John Atta Mills), Kofi Annan (former Secretary-General of the United Nations) and our excellent driver Emmanuel. The special at the hotel is Lobster, so I think it is Lobster for supper tonight. We will take a walk about and then come back to the hotel to watch the football game. I'll take my camera on my walk and update with some pictures...... read more

Geo: 5.108, -1.24815The wonky stomach for DH continues but it's not to the point that we can't travel (or at least she won't admit that it is) so we decide to push on. After one last breakfast order for the deer-in-the-headlights, slow motion staff at the Rainbow Hotel (which they got wrong), we took a short taxi ride to the start point of our first Tros Tros, the Ghanian version of the Bush Taxi we were more familiar with in Mali and Burkina. Like the Bush Taxi's the Tros Tros' are the ultimate in entrepreneurial transportation- they don't leave until they are full (and we're talking about the African definition of full), in their former life they were probably comfortable vans but now had bench seating installed in the back, and they normally travel in a ... read more