Tomorrow?

We finally have our shower fixed! For those of you wondering, I think tomorrow in Ghana talk=about 8 days! But hey, it works, can’t complain!

We apparently have breakfast included in our price of our stay, who knew? Advice: When travelling in Ghana obtain very specific information as to what is included, because it’s likely they might not tell you!

So far I like most things about Ghana. People are nice, life is relaxing and generally stress/rush free. But one thing I dislike is the burning of Garbage-or more specifically the smoke that comes wafting into the bedroom in the early hours of the morning. It makes you really appreciate the pick up at the door garbage/recycling service that we have in Calgary!




On Monday we went on yet another grocery shopping adventure. This time, both taxi and driver left much to be desired-including knowledge on how to get to where we were going! At one point he seemed angry with me for not knowing where to go, when clearly we are not from Accra! After threatening to get out of the car and find a different taxi, he succumbed to asking for directions. Lesson learned, it’s not just a North America thing that men don’t like asking for directions!

Now going in the right direction, we turned onto a very busy street that brings to mind the Accra I experienced before. We moved inch by inch, and sellers walked up and down selling the most random items imaginable, including etch- a-sketch’s and screw driver sets. I must admit that I was very tempted to buy an etch-a-sketch to stop Ama’s wonderful wailing (she was saying what we all felt), as well as the mini soccer balls that went past. I restrained myself, which was a good thing since we nearly ran out of cash at the grocery store. It's a strange thing not having your mastercard to save you at any given moment.

For anyone visiting Accra, the MaxMart was a significantly more enjoyable (and cheaper) experience in Western style shopping than the Koala market. I even found some not outrageously priced diapers-hopefully Ama actually comes home potty trained!
We decided that since we weren’t actually that far we should walk home and take in the sights along the way. Fortunately Mom was wise on insisting we take our wonderful backpack to haul Ama in, who slept the majority of the walk home.





We are quite a site to the Ghanians who carry their little ones on their back using a sheet like cloth. They stare and smile and say something that sounds like surprised "hey?"

The walk back was interesting and mostly uneventful, besides the one fairly crowded part where a persistent beggar lady wouldn’t stop grabbing my arm-she then sent her 5ish year old to follow us. Not very pleasant-but harmless

We passed by a tro-tro station on the way home, which to a non-Ghanaian looked like a chaotic mess-the rules and happenings of the tro-tro system are something I look forward to learning...(Kate, Rachel, Barb-I hope you are having fond memories!) To anyone who hasn’t been to Ghana, a tro-tro is local transportation in the form of a big van, where the goal is to cram as many people in as possible (think big). Car pooler’s in Canada have a lot to learn...




On Wednesday we explored Osu (the touristy part of town) with 2 fellow Canadians. We ended up at Ryan’s Irish Pub (very UN-Ghanaian) for refreshments. Luckily we were the only one’s there, and Ama was able to play with “bo” the yellow lab who belongs to the owners. We the made our way to Tribes for dinner ocean side. I would definitely recommend this place! We shared some palava sauce and rice, which is a local and very tasty dish made from spinach and other tasty things. They also serve many dishes not from Ghana which also looked yummy.










I went to a school today, and it was an awesome experience-I will write more about it in a different post as this one is getting long and I am getting tired. Bye for now!