• Day 46: An Early Start

    I woke at five this morning and was up dressed and ready to go by 6am. I am making good progress and expect to be through Burkino Faso by tomorrow. Have somewhere nice to sleep tonight. Bit expensive but it includes food. Plan another early start tomorrow morning…

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    Day 45: Packed and ready to go

    The bike is packed and I am ready to move north tomorrow. I plan to move quickly with the goal of getting as many kilometres ìn as I can by the end of the day.

  • Day 44: Botanical Gardens

    After a quick meeting with the head of Ghana Scout and Guide Fellowship we went to the botanical gardens about 30km north of Accra. A nice place and picked up a couple more geocache finds at the same time

  • Day 43: Sleeping, Reading and a Meal

    I had a disturbed nights sleep last night. As well as they high humidity I had at least one small companion with me in the room. A hungry companion who had a nibble on my ankles and my back.

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    Musings: Power and the Internet

    Since I have been in Ghana the electricity supply has been off more often than it is on. The current ‘power crisis’ has been going on for over a year now and shows now signs of improvement, despite several political promises.

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    Day 42: Sierra Leone Visa

    I received an email from Street Child today with a letter of introduction for my visa application. Due to power; cuts so nobody able to print it for me, I took a chance and went to the consul with it on a memory stick. Fortunately they agreed to…