Blogging Apathy

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Since we were with you last, and we are well aware that was an almost obcenely large amount of time we have done the following:

-Been away for 100 nights
-Crossed from Burkina to Ghana in a dugout canoe
-Got shouted at by Ghanian immigration officals
-Been in the road for 20 hours in one day
-Waited 5 hours at the side of a dusty road for a lift
-Walked with a travelling salesman complete with a sack of dried cows feet
-Walked on a rope bridge 40m above the rainforest floor
-Saw a chameleon
-Wasted a week lazing on a perfect beach
-Ate burger and chips
-Got diarrhoea from eating overspiced kebabs
-Saw a marine pig
-Met the most inept man in the world
-Saw a dog doing an impression of a snake
-Had rice at big franks - the most drunk on palm wine man in the world
-Got upgraded to a hotel room with a living room where the sofas smelt of old people
-Had a wee in front of our bus with minimal vegetation cover (Alice)
-Ate a raw sausage
-Danced with two old Ghanaian women twice my weight - think grinding (Chris)
-Got rowdy at Cape Coast festival
-Bought a chintz flowered dress - wore it (Alice)
-Got a row for watching bad Nigerian films too late at night
-Got locked out of our cat-infested hotel by a Yoda look-a-like
-Ate at a proper Indian, got full for the first time in a while
-Ate a whole bottle of Heinz ketchup because we were foolishly left with it alongside our bland rice
-Got preached at by aggressive evangelists

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Photos

Route
Lawra-Hamile-Wa-Kumasi-Cape Coast-Takoradi-Busua Beach-Cape Coast-Kakum National Park-Winneba-Accra

Bite inspection time
27 on one leg, a record for our trip

Tan lines
Our glorious room in the hotel with fishing nets under the stairs - trawler type nets, not hand held ones.

A little taste of paradise
Nothing but little fishing boats and a desert island

A little taste of paradise
All to oursleves too, note the forest running al the way down to the beach in the distance

A definate hutty vibe
Looks the part although the roof wasn't all that when the storms came

Smiling still
I'm aware that we look like a pair of serial killers and as for Alice's dress..............

Comments

[Lynne]

I am soooo jealous
I cannot believe what you 2 have crammed into this time -you'll have enough to talk about for years to come. Good luck to you!!! Thanks for the email - I'm fine - feel a fool really -I think it was just a virus. Would be good to see you both at Christmas. Take care always. Love Lynne et al xxxx

[Claire]

Hello!
Its so good to hear from you both! And 'my' haven't you been busy! It puts Alton to shame with no dancing people or perfect beachs, but come to think about it waiting 5 hours for a bus sound exactly like Alton! I hope all is well, i miss you so much especially as i face my big move to Exeter in the next few days, 1 question how do i convince mum that i do need to take ALL my shoes with me? I mean a girl needs 6 pairs of stilletoes, 4 pairs of boots, 5 pairs of day shoes 7 pairs..............!

[Rich]

errr .... something funny
Yeah Well I've baught a rug for my new flat, beat that. On a lighter note Ed's broken his back in two places, fell off a rock face 6 meters up onto his head, and he didn't even do it on purpous. unfortunately the wonderfull moment wasn't caught on camera God I wish I saw that. Oh yeah he's okay, still walking etc, just as annoying, me and dad went to get him broke down in north wales called the AA, dad got angry witht the AA, after getting the car on the pick up told the bloke to "shove it up your Arse", 20 meters down the road the car's unloaded, wait anouther 2hours for the next pick up company. Not happy, but the important thing is Ed looks really stupid with his neck brace on. Check you later you crazy cats Chris bring me back some Palm wine that sounds goooood

[Sarah M]

Where've you been?
I was worried that you'd been abducted and forced into hard labour. It sounds like you have been doing some incredible and incredibly weird things. I hope you have the big lady dirty dancing on tape for posterity! Things here are good, it is a lovely sunny day. Great to hear from you both and hope to hear more very soon Sarah xx

[alice's mum]

mmm!
good to see the blog up and running again. were you feeling as though it was an essay you had to get in on time and just couldn't face doing it? Never mind it's a superb offering and makes interesting if alarming reading. Alice in that dress....... I've now seen everything! Keep it up Al. you might just have beaten your passion for clothes. Love and hugs to you both Mum and Dad

[katus]

you do look like serial killers - quite worrying! ( only joking) . glad that all well, sounds like muchos funnos. miissing you both. hope you will blog us back when we start our adventure - although only a mini one compared to yours. love and hugs kate and mark.

[Hazel]

Glad to hear from you guys again! What an adventure you're having. Keep the blogs coming. Lots of love from Wotton.