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Published: April 13th 2011
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10 hours - yes 10 hours it took to get from Newmont to Accra, we did stop a couple of times for bush stops and we did collect food once but the roads are so bad here that the journet is so difficult, they are building roads but the road will be finished as and when - its GMT - Ghana Maybe Time.
It was today I realised that I love Ghana, we came out of Newmont which I have thoroughly enjoyed but it is like being in a dusty America - there are even lots of white Americans there. If it wasnt for the heat and the heaviest rain ever you could forget you were in Africa.
As we popped out of Newmont we saw people selling their fruit and Snails (as big as your fist) and even lizards - I knew I was still in Africa. People were sleeping under trees, Women were feeding their babies and running to our car to sell their wares and young Children just wanted to wave at me because I am a white woman - something they dont see often - I loved this I waved and pulled faces and entertained
the children while listening to Gideon singing his church songs, which was great as we drove through the mountains and the trees - Ghana is so green.
After about 5 hours of waving we stopped and Gideon bought some plantain fruit and snails and other fruit (he seemed surprised that we dont eat Snails) and I chatted to a mother, she asked me if I had any toffee for her children, I said no but if I did have she could have it, I have told Gideon that I will send him toffee and on his next trip he must drop it off to her...
Gideon asked me "is it true that when Africans come to England everyone ignores them where here everyone is waving at you all the time" I explained to him that England is a multicultural society and many African, Chinese and Asians are now born in the UK so they may be offended or confused if I started waving at them whereas while I have been in Ghana I have been the only white woman I have seen... He understood but seemed disapointed
Gideon is very interested in flying, he is thinking
about flying next time he goes to Kumasi, he has never flown before, he has asked me several questions about turbulance and accidents - the expected questions so today when he said "is it true that when women fly they always get a period even when they are not due" well I was surprised but decided to go with the flow (excuse the pun) I explained that it can mess them up a bit, yes, but it doesnt mean you are going to get it as soon as you get in the air" so I delved more into the subject as he brought it up.....
I had heard that many years ago in ghana that if a woman had her period then she was not allowed to stay in the home or prepare meals until it was finished as she was seen as unclean, I asked him if this was still the case. He explained that it was not the case but tribal leaders still follow this rule as it is tradition
so there you go boys and girls - I will not be preparing any dinner for a tribal leader tonight 😉
when I arrived at
the hotel tired and cranky they told me my room would not be ready for another hour, it was 6.30pm at this point... I was unimpressed after a few words with the manager I was upgraded for the same price as a standard room to a premier room and witin that hour I was sat in the bath with a glass of Hardys chilling out (no photo on that part of the trip 😊 )
when the porter came into my room Joe was on skype, the porter turned round and looked surprised to see someone there so Joe waved at him causing even more confusion - he seemed to leave very quickly.
Have a good evening all - I will be heading home tommorow
Lisaxxxx
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