We have been waiting for this day. The day that we confirm our vehicle shipping arrangements and can plan with some certainty, the remainder of our African journey. Mmmmm. Our appointment at the offices of Bollore’, our shipping agents, is scheduled for 10am. We are there and waiting, on the…
The waiting continues. Meanwhile, we are fascinated by the movement and number of ships in a holding pattern, waiting to dock. With over 30 ships visible along our part of the coast and countless others further to our west, and out of sight, it’s fascinating to see MSC owned ships…
100 days. Seems like a life sentence..:) First Happy Birthday to Kelvin’s Jen, currently touring Tasmania. We each have a Jen. They are mostly very good things to have….:) So what did we do today! Not spend a second advancing our tan’s on the beach. Today we needed to renew…
It’s a bit like pulling teeth but we are making progress, albeit slow progress. I’m talking about shipping our vehicles. Today we received our first full quotation to ship from Lome to Walvis Bay in Namibia. We require a 40’ Hi Capacity container. I won’t divulge what the quoted price…
It’s nice to have the space of a bungalow. By the time we were ready to rise most of the washing, hanging around our bed, is dry enough to fold up. Not all it wasn’t the best sleeping. I must have been trying to adjust the aircon temperature but only…
A hot sticky night, despite having the Caranex door open at the top to let air in. The storm last night was epic in sound and volume of water. I was very happy to be sitting on meters of sand and not have to worry about floating away. As Jen…
While the power kept going off and our fan with it, I again slept the sleep. In the morning the rain came again. Cooling and soothing. It looks like the wet season is here now. It’s time to head to the city. After having some breakfast in the restaurant we…
This is the perfect place for recuperation. Sun with shade but cool breezes keeping the temperatures down to a comfortable level. The bedding was again wringing wet this morning. Horrible. After a couple of hours I’m able to sit in one of our comfortable camp chairs outside Poki, for a…
Last night would have been the most difficult of our whole journey. Neither of us two were feeling great and the humid temperature was oppressive. Both our portable airocn unit and fan worked overtime to enable some sleep. The morning bought cooler temperatures and some respite. The ferry skipper came…
As for the roads, they are an absolute disgrace. Lonely Planet portrays Ghana as a vibrant dynamic society, the jewel in the crown of Africa. How quickly, once nepotism and corruption seep into the channels of power, society quickly degrades. I can hear the sermons in the churches of the…