We got into Accra last night only about 30 minutes later than originally scheduled and were warmly greeted by our two good friends William and Pamela. It’s interesting that at this airport everyone stays outside to wait for their travelers to come and meet them. There were probably a hundred or so people out there, maybe more, but Pamela’s the first one we saw – she was right at the front of the crowd.
Although we had eaten about five meals already on the flights, we went to a local restaurant and enjoyed Jollof rice with chicken and fish kabobs. These were both dishes suggested by William, as he did not think we should try anything more exotic after such a long flight. John’s rice was a bit on the spicy side, which he likes, and the chicken was quite tasty. The fish kabobs were also quite good, though Erin was pretty stuffed from the beginning and in an effort to be polite ate everything she could without simply exploding. We talking of the upcoming elections (Ghanian and American), the economy, and the good ‘ol days when we were all back in Amsterdam.
After the meal we made our way to the hotel. It was a bit of a drive from the airport, but we’re staying only about 10 minutes away from our friends. Our room is very nice. The hotel is on a hill so we have an exceptional view of the entire city from our third floor room. This place is much nicer than almost every hotel we stayed in (er, paid for ourselves) while traveling in Europe.
The adventure begins this morning at 7:00 when Pamela and a driver (she’s not so good with directions) pick us up for our first day of sightseeing. It’s a full agenda but we’re ready!
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