Sunday 23 January 2011
Sharan Braham: Sharan Braham: Monday 17 January
Sharan Braham: Sharan Braham: Monday 17 January: "Sharan Braham: Monday 17 January: 'we arrived in Accra at 9 pm. Accra time is the same as UK so no jet lag. there was a truck stuck on the..."
Sharan Braham: Monday 17 January
Sharan Braham: Monday 17 January: "we arrived in Accra at 9 pm. Accra time is the same as UK so no jet lag. there was a truck stuck on the tarmac in front of our parking ba..."
Wednesday 19 January 2011
Monday 17 January
we arrived in Accra at 9 pm. Accra time is the same as UK so no jet lag. there was a truck stuck on the tarmac in front of our parking bay which took an hour to move and then our luggage was the last to arrive. Richy from ATS travel was there to meet us and he had come in Gifty's car with her driver. It all looked very promising. The car had been parked wrongly while waiting for us and when the driver pulled up in front of the entrance for us about 6 policemen ran out to put a clamp on the car. Although Richy said he would pay the fine straight away they locked the clamp which then took an hour to get off the wheel. We arrived at the motel after midnight. it was full but they arranged for us to go to another motel which was not far. We were greeted there and given a room with a double bed en suit facilities. The shower was broken but we were given a bucket to wash in. So all was well.
The people looked after us and gave us a great breakfast before Richy picked us up to go to Crystal Motel to see where the students would stay when going to do their voluntary work. it was a good student facility and the pele running it did a good job. Our taxi had no breaks and Rischy had to push it to get it started but it all seemed to work ok for the driver.
we went onto the office where Richy introduced us to Gifty who was in charge of our trip and who ran the volunteer programme on Ghana. after going over the volunteer contract Gifty took us out to lunch to a great place where we ate Ghanian food. very spoiling and then back to the office before getting a taxi to Bid Millys where we would stay the night. traffic in Accra at 4.30 in the middle of rush hour Was an experience We had a lovely welcome at big millys. It was a camp with well designed small houses to sleep 2 to 4 people there was an out door eating area overlooking the beach and2outside bars A large overland truck was parked and all the people on it were sleeping in tents for the night . Big milly turned out to be a delightful English lady whose surname was Miller so the locals called her Milly. we had a lovely room with two beds and en suit with a curtain for door. No hot water of course. We had lovely supper and went to bed early. slept well
The people looked after us and gave us a great breakfast before Richy picked us up to go to Crystal Motel to see where the students would stay when going to do their voluntary work. it was a good student facility and the pele running it did a good job. Our taxi had no breaks and Rischy had to push it to get it started but it all seemed to work ok for the driver.
we went onto the office where Richy introduced us to Gifty who was in charge of our trip and who ran the volunteer programme on Ghana. after going over the volunteer contract Gifty took us out to lunch to a great place where we ate Ghanian food. very spoiling and then back to the office before getting a taxi to Bid Millys where we would stay the night. traffic in Accra at 4.30 in the middle of rush hour Was an experience We had a lovely welcome at big millys. It was a camp with well designed small houses to sleep 2 to 4 people there was an out door eating area overlooking the beach and2outside bars A large overland truck was parked and all the people on it were sleeping in tents for the night . Big milly turned out to be a delightful English lady whose surname was Miller so the locals called her Milly. we had a lovely room with two beds and en suit with a curtain for door. No hot water of course. We had lovely supper and went to bed early. slept well
Sunday 16 January 2011
Preparation for the Ghana trip
Sunday
This is my first day of blogging, so it can only get better from now on. I am getting ready for my adventure to go to Accra, Ghana with Jill Golding. We have visas stamped in passports and all the jabs needed, flights booked (curtesy of Nick's airmiles Thank you Nick), medical insurance, and money sorted, bags packed with cotton clothes, and medical kit, including a moscito net. We are now ready to go.
Will has helped me to set up this blog, and Nick talked me through booking my seat and getting a boarding pass on line while driving down to Devon to go shooting. Thank you Will and Nick for your help.
I just need to say goodnight to Chuck, Omlette, Hazel and Harriot, and 1,9, 7, 7A, 7B, 3, 3A and 3 B.and be ready for 10 40 when Jill will ptck me up with her friend who is driving us to Heathrow terminal 5.
Sharan
This is my first day of blogging, so it can only get better from now on. I am getting ready for my adventure to go to Accra, Ghana with Jill Golding. We have visas stamped in passports and all the jabs needed, flights booked (curtesy of Nick's airmiles Thank you Nick), medical insurance, and money sorted, bags packed with cotton clothes, and medical kit, including a moscito net. We are now ready to go.
Will has helped me to set up this blog, and Nick talked me through booking my seat and getting a boarding pass on line while driving down to Devon to go shooting. Thank you Will and Nick for your help.
I just need to say goodnight to Chuck, Omlette, Hazel and Harriot, and 1,9, 7, 7A, 7B, 3, 3A and 3 B.and be ready for 10 40 when Jill will ptck me up with her friend who is driving us to Heathrow terminal 5.
Sharan
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