In which we successfully locate Bob’s other childhood home in Accra, fly to Morocco, take the train to Marrakech (just like in the song!) and make our way home to North Carolina in time to celebrate the holidays. ACCRA REVISITED As planned, all four of us left Casa Kumasi for Accra on the […]
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Casa Kumasi relocates to the Airport District of Accra prior to final departure – and it feels like civilization! December 1st and 2nd, 2013 THE LAVENDER LODGE Boy did we get spoiled! WiFi, good food, a swimming pool, hot water, and real customer service – all things we were missing in Kumasi were
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Our last impressions of Ghana in what was clearly a month of lasts; last visits, errands, rounds, meals and goodbyes. Bye bye-o Kumasi. STILL AT HOME With repatriation looming ahead, we were still able to enjoy our home. Jay views a solar eclipse using Bob’s tin foil projector. Camille, Elodie and BJ cook
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Enjoying our last month in our home with Jay and BJ – November, 2013 TIN FOIL PROJECTOR Jay uses a piece of tin foil with a tiny hole in it that Bob made to cast a shadow of the solar eclipse on a sheet of white paper. November 3rd. IN THE KITCHEN
Wandering Adiebeba neighborhood on a Sunday morning, Sand Piles of Kumasi, and a walk to market. OUR HOUSE AND LANE 111 Dr. J.G. Wood Lane with the sun rising over it. Early Sunday morning brush and plastic burning in front of Dr. Wood’s house. SHORTCUTS The shortcut between Dr. J.G.
A last visit to the wilds of Dompoase ACCESS DENIED Getting to the FS2BD site has often been an adventure. And then they tore up the road to rework the outflow of the main fecal sludge ponds. This means that we are no longer able to drive all the way to the site
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A few familiar places, people and sights around town – November, 2013 CULTURAL CENTER Where some people make art and other people come to buy it. We have been buying Ellen’s beautiful batik clothing for more than a year. Bob is wearing a shirt from her shop. Sadly, her husband died recently. She
One last time. With feeling. November 21 and 22, 2013 VIEWS The view of our room from the road and of the lake from the verandah. RANCH FAMILY Elodie, Simeon and Kojo are good people. CHILLIN\’ The ranch is a perfect place to come to relax. BUDDIES
An early morning stroll at the lake on November 22, 2013 THE PATH TO THE PITCH We walked up the road to the football pitch for some pre-breakfast exercise. From the ranch to the football pitch where Camille tried the bamboo grandstand on for size. NATURE’s WORLD Lantana and Teak
Friday November 30th was the day for Bob and Eric to make their last “rounds” together in Kumasi – from Dompoase to Kaase, Ashtown, Bantama, Suame, Adum, Asokwa, Adiebeba, and more… BYE BYE OLD FRIENDS Bob left his rubber mocs at the landfill, and they were promptly picked up by one of the
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