Apologies to all those who have been following the blog, and to any who may have, due to the long absence of new posts, begun to worry. We are fine. We have not contracted ebola, run afoul of crooked cops or been abducted by rebel forces. The Internet has been down.In fact, it is still down. I had to brave the African heat, which is, incredibly, getting hotter as we move deeper into the dry season, and venture over to an Internet café to post this. Unfortunately, it’s not a convenient arrangement and until they can remedy the connection here posts will, I’m sad to say, be sporadic at best.
And there is so much to talk about, including trips to Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire and Lome, Togo, and our sad, teary departure from Cape Coast. Since leaving the Kwaws and the staff at Global Mamas on Friday, Dec. 12 we have been in Accra, weathering a broken Internet connection and a string of departures.
Alice was the first to leave on Monday morning. In late January, after a month seeing friends in Manhattan and spending time with family in Michigan, she will return to Ghana as she has agreed to take over management of Global Mamas’ Cape Coast office. Somehow it makes leaving feel not quite so permanent to know one of our group will be going back.
This morning Ally left. Her flight will return her to the waiting arms of family in Minnesota, who will then whisk her away to family holidays in Montana. We sent her off last night with a Lebanese dinner and a couple of rounds of cold beers at a roadside bar.
Haley is scheduled to leave tonight at 8:30. Haley arrived in Ghana the same day we did and is a fellow Oregonian. Given the blizzard conditions currently frosting over our home state, she’s nervous that her parents won't be able to navigate the roads from Eugene. We keep our fingers crossed.
We are scheduled to fly out on Dec. 22. We attempted to change our ticket to leave early but have been stymied by British Air. We are considering a couple of days at the beach outside Accra, especially given what the weatherman warns us is waiting.
I'll try to update our activities as possible. In the meantime, stay warm everyone.
(Picture: On a moto-taxi in Lome, Togo)
2 comments:
Greg
What a wonderful series of well written vignettes. With the termperature hovering in the low 20's here, I almost envy you the humidity and heat. I had lunch with David yesterday, and he told me about your blog and was kind enough to forward the URL. Keep up the great writing.
Steve Ellis
Mr. Man and Shawn - I would not hurry back to P-land any time soon. We've had many reports from those who hate the fact we are basking in sun on the Kona Coast. The low here last night was 72 - again. Safe travels as you journey back to the land of snow and ice. Hugs, J, E, & Mr. Mike
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