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Re: The Journey

Posted: 21 Jan 2014, 20:46
by RobbieM
After being pleasantly mobbed by the local children (as happened to me at Accra airport), you board the trotro. It takes you to the bus station, and you look around for a bus to take you to the Akosombo Dam.

Re: The Journey

Posted: 21 Jan 2014, 22:41
by The Orange One
You find one, and off you go. As you approach it...

Re: The Journey

Posted: 22 Jan 2014, 15:57
by RobbieM
...you decide to take a boat ride on the river from the big bridge 2 miles downstream of the dam. (That's what we did in 1999, anyway...)

Re: The Journey

Posted: 24 Jan 2014, 12:58
by The Orange One
You settle down on the boat and enjoy the view. As you round a bend, you say hi to Albert's mum, who asks how he is doing. You tell her that he's doing very well and has a high paying job. The boat continues, and you continue to enjoy the view until you reach...

Re: The Journey

Posted: 24 Jan 2014, 12:58
by The Orange One
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Re: The Journey

Posted: 24 Jan 2014, 12:58
by The Orange One
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Re: The Journey

Posted: 28 Jan 2014, 12:00
by RobbieM
...Kpong, where you abandon ship, and catch a bus back to Accra.

Re: The Journey

Posted: 28 Jan 2014, 12:04
by The Orange One
And get on a train to Kumasi.

Re: The Journey

Posted: 28 Jan 2014, 12:06
by RobbieM
Where you walk to the bus station. (When I went to Kumasi bus station, I didn't get off the bus - we were just passing through).

Re: The Journey

Posted: 28 Jan 2014, 12:07
by The Orange One
And take a bus to Takoradi.

Re: The Journey

Posted: 28 Jan 2014, 12:10
by RobbieM
...where you use a street-trader to change your currency (as we managed to avoid doing in Takoradi), and get another bus to Busua Beach Resort.

Re: The Journey

Posted: 29 Jan 2014, 10:49
by The Orange One
After spending a few weeks there, you take the kindly offered shuttle to Takoradi Airport.

Re: The Journey

Posted: 29 Jan 2014, 18:30
by RobbieM
And after running around the airport terminal three times...

Re: The Journey

Posted: 29 Jan 2014, 20:12
by The Orange One
Do another ninety-seven laps.

Re: The Journey

Posted: 29 Jan 2014, 20:32
by RobbieM
Then bizarrely, get the shuttle bus back to Busua...