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from "Trekking through the bush to Dayi River" by Denise Ward

Trekking through the bush to the Dayi River

July 23rd 2008
Knowing the Dayi River was somewhere west and not far from Have, I asked two of Florence’s (our cook) nephews, Richard and Samson, to escort Celia and I to the river. They confirmed that we could hire a fisherman there to take us out in a boat (hand hewn from one log). The 1.5 hour trek from Have-Etoe town to the Dayi River took us past town residents’ farms growing mostly cassava, yam, maiz ... read more

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Denise Ward

After six years of school as a returning student (55 years old), student loans, and nose to the grindstone, I am embarking on a journey to work in Kenya and Ghana, as a volunteer, for nine months. In addition to nutrition services, I expect to provide HIV/AIDS education, and other health-related education services. On the way to Kenya, my friend Mary and I will visit England and Ireland. On October 21, Mary will return to New York, and I will depart from London to Nairobi, Kenya. This travel blog will bring my new world to my family and friends, and help keep us connected while I am aw... full info

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