Today has been more positive. I now feel we may actually “escape” from here. Adam emailed Bollore late yesterday afternoon asking for another meeting at 10.00 this morning and requesting clarification on a few points. When can we get the Bill of Lading? When will we get our Carnet stamped?…
There’s not a lot to report today, I’m afraid. We haven’t left the hotel. It has been very busy at the hotel though. On Sundays all the local ex pat residents seem to come to the beach. Presumably there’s a daily charge to use the pool and the beach facilities.…
This morning we were woken by strong wind, thunder and rain. After showering and breakfasting in Poki, I couldn’t open our hotel room door to get back into our room. It’s a rusty old key and Dennis has already applied CRC to the lock a couple of times. Dennis couldn’t…
We seem to be establishing a routine. As we go to bed early, we wake early too. Often around 5.30. We catch up with correspondence and read the news. Then a shower and porridge in Poki. This morning we were busy chasing the shipping companies for quotes and more information.…
First thing this morning, Adam emailed the three shipping agents we had visited chasing them for information. I suppose it is a positive that they actually responded and said they were working on quotations and hoped to respond with an answer today or tomorrow. My concern is the timeframe. Our…
At least it was a fine night and the tent was dry. As we couldn’t find an apartment close to the port area, we decided to move to the Coco Beach Hotel. We were also warned that the beach where we were camped was very busy with locals at the…
It was hard to leave the very comfy Onomo Hotel. We made pigs of ourselves at the breakfast buffet first though. We headed to the port area of Lome. Traffic was bad and once we turned off the main road, the side roads were awful. Deep puddles and mud, smelling…
Dennis had improved overnight and was well enough to drive a short distance. We decided we would head over the border into Togo and to the mountain town of Kpalime. Our bedding had been soaked in sweat, so before we left I washed our pillow cases and sleeping sheet and…
Dennis is still unwell. We spent the day trying to relax a bit and catching up with the blog. It is difficult when several days have been missed and when things are so stressful. However, we seem to be getting back on track. In the middle of the afternoon the…
We survived the night in Poki, despite the heat and set off on the long drive to Agordeke Landing site, where we are to take the barge across Lake Volta. The barge operates once a day at 10.30. We will overnight at Agordeke Landing, so we can catch the barge…