last week in ghana

sorry for the lack of an update in sooo long... we've
had problems trying to connect to the internet in
tamale and since sib did an update earlier, i decided
to spare u all of the same story but from a different
perspective.

yep, i'm alright now... the bad tummy's gone and so
has the itch. only the marks will probably remain for
quite a while.

after mole, we were in tamale for another week and
this time, i didn't get to do much. caught up with
some reading, went to visit a school with sib around
tamale, bought a lot of shea butter soap for everyone
back home... handmade from the village of zuo... and
pretty much whiled the time away. internet was down
most of the wk hence the lack of updates. sent a
letter to my lovely girls (chi) and can't wait to see
everyone back home.

we got to accra after a 12 hr ride from tamale and put
up at lemon lodge only to have to move the next morn.
thankfully, the nearby mavis hotel was available and
we're there ever since.

went to legon to look for some soil scientists and got
introduced to a remote sensing scientist whom i'll
meet with next wed.

nothing much happened in accra except our first taste
of pizza again and having met up with Obaa Yaa and
Esther to get our dresses tailored... we should be
getting them checked out on tuesday... can't wait.

we're in cape coast right now. staying at the
university of cape coast IE chalets... perfect place!
real cheap accomodation 60,000 cedis for a chalet with
aircon, private shower, tv and lounge... what more can
u ask for at such a price?

we were at kakum on saturday and it was nice...
reminded me of malaysia' canopy walk albeit at a
smaller scale... we had 7 bridges.. brono looked
absolutely funny walking across... he's afraid of
heights. don't think he is anymore... at least we hope
he's not... but the poor boy got himself hurt again
when we left him in tamale for a few days. got
stitched up under his chin for falling over when the
railing he was leaning on gave way... brono! you shd
really eat less! but he's fine. getting the stitches
removed on wednesday...

cape coast's castle was a grim place... the dungeons
and the door of no return... the cell was the worst.
where the difficult slaves were condemned to die. no
air no water. was horrid. otherwise, the rest of the
tour was pretty much a tour of the bookshops and
souvenir shops in the castle... we spent the rest of
the day sitting at a look out spot overlooking the
atlantic ocean and it was just great to sit and relax
and sketch out what was in front of u... the silence,
the endless ocean, the solitude. just perfect. if only
it wasn't such a grim history that accompanied the
place.

anyway, we'll be back in accra come tuesday and lots
to finish up before we head back to london! get out
dresses, buy more stuff and meet up with people from
the uni and visit the survey office and epp bookshop!

take care everyone. need to relearn how to navigate
the transport in london all over again. sigh...
kirsten, chang yate, we shd meet up when i get back to
london!

sheena

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