After an all too brief layover in Los Angeles, Christi and I are back on the road, beginning with a long haul flight to Accra, Ghana in West Africa. South America was but a primer for the adventures to come. Traveling through Africa will be a whole lot tougher with far fewer creature comforts. It's going to be very hot, geopolitically very unpredictable, and the opportunities for health-related … [Read more...]
A word about overlanding, Day 189
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Overlanding is not for people who like their creature comforts such as a bed, good food, and hot showers, or for those people with hygiene phobias. But if you have a burning desire to explore remote areas off the beaten track, no money, and a willingness to muck in then overlanding might just be for you. Having said that, overlanding can be challenging. And this is nothing to do with the … [Read more...]
Cape Coast Castle, Ghana, Day 190
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Christi and I have just enjoyed our last night in a hotel bed for 5 weeks (upgrades are possible, but not on our budget!). Unfortunately, neither of us slept well as we are still bedeviled by jet lag. My first job on the Dragoman trip is to help gerrymander 18 pieces of luggage into the rear storage locker. And I will continue to do so with the help of two other passengers twice a day for next … [Read more...]
Kakum National Park, Ghana, Day 191
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Our first night under canvas is spent in Kakum national park and it is very hot and uncomfortable. It is also very noisy as tree dassies and cicadas serenade back and forth. I go to bed, somewhat optimistically, in thermal PJs and crawl into a three-season sleeping bag. Sod's law that West Africa is the fourth season - the too hot to need a damn sleeping bag season! Our day even begins an hour … [Read more...]
Brenu Beach, Ghana, Day 192
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The Dragoman drivers give us a day off today. And you couldn't wish for a more exotic and relaxing location than Brenu Beach. Camping was much more bearable last night thanks to the cooling ocean breeze, while the rhythmic crashing of the waves against the shore acted like a lullaby. Not surprisingly, therefore, Christi and I slept wonderfully well and woke around dawn refreshed and eager to … [Read more...]
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