Phase I of our Mole National Park vacation – A drive north to Tamale where our landing spot was the Asempa Lodge – February 18, 2013 PLAN B The original plan involved a one hour plane trip Tamale, an overnight stay and two and a half hour drive into Mole National Park […]
A two and a half hour drive to Mole National Park where we settled in for some elephant watching, swimming, three walking safaris and poolside wildlife viewing – February 19, through 22, 2013 THE JOURNEY It takes about two and a half hours to travel the road from Tamale to Mole National
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Two Safaris – 7am Walking Safari with Christopher on February 20th and 6am Birdwatching with Osmond on February 21st SAFARI #1 FEBRUARY 20TH RARING TO GO 6:29. The sun is up and we’re ready to go. Christopher led us down the escarpment towards the water hole. EARLY SWIM Within half
Our third and final safari with guide Zach Warrie was all about plants until a surprise showed up… February 22, 2013 THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF PLANTS Zach took us on a wide upland loop and showed us dozens of trees and shrubs. He spoke to their uses and demonstrated some of their
A taste of down town Tamale with a two night stay at the Picorna Hotel affording a glimpse of local street life. Then some shopping and passage home to Kumasi – February 23 and 24, 2013 PICORNA HOTEL A step up from Asempa, the Picorna Hotel (billed as ‘the home of
The first month of 2013 finds us in Kumasi, Ghana. We were joined by Amy this month, requiring a short, memorable stay at Osda House in Accra with a side trip to nearby Tema where Bob went to school forty years ago. Also this month: garden harvests, the dusts of Harmattan, a new Spot
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Around the house and gardens in January, 2013 – from first sunrise to the setting of the full moon and with a tour of our downstairs flat thrown in for good measure. FIRST SUNRISE OF THE YEAR Happy News Year’s Day – a sun rise seen through razor wire and palm fronds!
The perfect Guest House for welcoming Amy to Africa, Osda House in Accra offered us a spacious suite surrounded by beautiful plants with plenty of heartfelt hospitality. January 11 through 14, 2013 AND AMY MAKES THREE Camille, Bob and Amy in front of Osda House the morning after her big flight across the Atlantic.
A trip to the big city of Accra to meet Amy’s long flight to Ghana. January 11 through 14, 2013 A SOFT LANDING AT OSDA HOUSE Bob picked the perfect guest house for our four night stay in Accra. Osda house provided a cushy spot for Amy to get her bearings with its
A walk through the rice fields in what was once the Kumasi Forest Reserve on January 27, 2013 WALKING INTO A NEW DAY On the equator, the sun rises straight up with little time to lose. By 9am it’s already high enough to make us squint as Amy, Camille and Bob step
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