Australia. Brazil. Costa Rica. Denmark. Ethiopa. France. Germany… One of the many games played by volunteers to while away the African evenings. Each time a new alphabetic country is added, the list grows longer and the chances of a mistake will render you drunk on Star/Stone/Gin. Lefond, I salute you. That's the Maine thing. And so to Cape Coast and it's beaches. We have discovered a hotel with a private beach called Coconut Grove in the neighbouring town of...

Akuapem and Accra are two different worlds. Mayobridge and Newry. The slow pace of life in the mountains perfectly suits the rolling green hills and a rural people. Accra is a hot, bustling mess of a city where tro tro space on the road seems to be more valuable than human life. I have no problem admitting that this was a difficult transition for me. The volunteers in these two locations also lead two very different lives as a consequence of the location of th...