Ghana

  Mid-week getaway to The Green Ranch at Lake Bosumtwi to spend time with our friend Elodie. Great vegan meals, two long walks and a swimmingly fun horseback ride – February 12 and 13, 2013   WALKING WITH MIDNIGHT    Young Midnight has been newly gelded and benefits greatly from long walks through the villages […]

  February was the end of the dry season for our project – the bulk of our funding finally became available to us  in Kumasi here (as they say in Ghana here)   THIS IS WHAT SERIOUS PURCHASING LOOKS LIKE Jeremy, Bob, and Justin got busy buying all the things they had put on hold while

  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

  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

  Our trip to the Northern Region was full of wonderful plant encounters.   STATELY TREES    The few tall trees of the Savanna are striking indeed. These two majesties are heralded for their medicine and energy. On the left, a baobab (Adansonia digitata, Malvaceae) shines in the morning light across from the Asempa Lodge. The

  A introduction to some traditional Dagomba cultural practices – shea butter, cotton and pottery, Oh my! Bob, Amy and Jeremy get a hands-on tour of Mbanayili village on February 22, 2013. We had a great time, and left some tourist dollars at the very local level.   A STEP BACK IN TIME The entrance to

  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