Back to Accra

Saturday, August 1st.

Eric and Felix showed up at 7:30 with the van and pickup and packed up all of our luggage. Then we drove to the hotel where the other resource people were staying and we waited for a half hour while they packed up all their gear. They had also bought a lot of food stuffs to take back to their families, as apparently it is cheaper to buy here. We got under way with our five vehicle convoy by 9:30 and drove all day. We stopped for lunch at the same place that we stopped at on the way to Tamale. All the drivers complained it was too expensive and went across the street to a small local restaurant. We stopped at couple of places for washroom breaks but most of the day was spent in the van. I listened to my iPod most of the day. The traffic was terrible from Kumasi down and we didn't arrive in Accra until 8:30. Long, long, drive. We met up for a quick dinner before everyone headed off to bed by 10. I am sitting by the pool on the lounger typing. Off to bed by 11.