No kidding, April was a really good month for us. The rainy season has come, making gardening even easier. We enjoyed a trip to the coast for three relaxing days with Amy, featuring a stop at Kakum National Park. After our return from Elmina, long time friend Rob arrived to lend his engineering shoulder […]
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Around the house and garden with some fun masks thrown in for good measure – April, 2013 Kumsasi, Ghana DRESSING UP Eric wears his new fugu, Amy a piece of fabric acquired at Central Market and Bob a new shirt he had made at the Cultural Center. Bob picked up another interesting mask which Eric
A wealth of good food from the markets and gardens, expertly prepared by cooks Amy and Camille – April, 2013 Kumsasi, Ghana RAINY SEASON MEANS MUSHROOM ABUNDANCE God bless you, rainy season for bringing these succulent, meaty mushrooms to our table! GREENS A POPPIN Dandelion, chard and collards are all also making
April found us finally flowing fecal sludge at the “design flow rate”. This was real progress and the beginning of overcoming operational “gotchas.” IT”S ALWAYS SOMETHING… We discovered a leak at the top of the gas collector in digester 7. It turns out that the threaded plastic fitting at the top of the
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Camille, Bob, and Amy went to Elmina for some ocean time – relaxation ensued. AMY HAS A PASSION FOR FLOWERS This beautiful flower is Passiflora foetida, a passion fruit vine native to North and South America and introduced in much of the rest of the tropical world. NOT JUST A PRETTY FACE In addition
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Elmina Bay, Hans Cottage and Assase Pa at Cape Coast Revisited – April 11, 2013 FLAGS A black pirate flag and red flag with swastika were among the many flags aboard the fishing boats in Elmina Harbor. ELMINA CASTLE Amy absorbs the history emanating from the compass Christopher Columbus used
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An early morning walk above the trees in Kakum National Park – April 11, 2013 WALKING ON AIR One minute we were walking on the forest floor and the next we were up in the trees, walking the plank, hanging on to the ropes to keep our balance, swaying with every footstep.
Rob’s first visit to Ghana as seen through the lens of his camera – April 14 through April 27, 2013 CASA KUMASI ON DR. J. G. WOOD LANE Bob, Camille, Jeremy and Justin’s home where Rob stayed in one of the three upstairs bedrooms. And Jeremy’s pet goats, Go-At and Aponche. Camille
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Bill’s Belated Birthday Bash in Konongo: Another happy gathering in Ghana, West Africa – April 27, 2013 AN IDYLLIC PARTY VENUE Konongo was a breath of fresh air and well worth the hour to hour and a half drive from Kumasi. It was a spectacularly cool, dry day and the country air
Friends, food and fun – another well-balanced month in West Africa. HAMMOCK TIME Koffi, who works with Elodie at the Green Ranch, takes his first test drive in a hammock. It is obvious that Jeremy is a veteran hammock pilot as he takes a break from work and school. LOCAL FOOD BEGINS AT
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