We woke just before daybreak at 5:00 to the sound of the day beginning in the fishing village a hundred yards north of us up the shore of the lake. There were cockerels crowing, men talking to each other, the splashing of log canoes being prepared for the day's work and a rhythmic pounding which was most likely the women pounding the maize or cassava which forms the staple of their poor diet. It was still dark but I could see a promising glimmer over the la...

I mentioned the curry and rice we had for dinner yesterday, didn't I? Well I didn't mention that I hadn't quite weaned myself off the Imodium yet and by this morning at daybreak I was back on 'em with a vengeance!! And my tummy hurt quite a bit too! I'm afraid that this rather set the tone for the day and we were both very happy to sit on our personal little lake view veranda and read, occasionally lifting our eyes to observe the frenzied activity among the...

Established by German finance and Ghanaian local management, Rainbow Garden was set up to help the deeply impoverished community in which it resides. We knew as soon as we walked through the gate that Rainbow Garden was a special place. We were assisted to The Garden Rest, a large wooden veranda with the usual tin roof surrounded by huge leafed shrubs. At the front of the veranda the planting was not so dense as to obscure tantalising glimpses of the lake at...