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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Adam was up before us heading for the border. Not having a Carnet de Passage he wanted to cross before us. We left at about 8.30 to cover the 90 odd ks to the border. Once we reached the only major town en route to the border, Agnibilekrou, we expected…
Slowly our blog writing motivation is receding. The problem, a combination of factors. Certainly a reduced health and fitness since being in Abidjan. Adam had decided that he needed to transit from his European passports and get back to his South African one. Also, he does not have a Carnet…