As we leave these are our reflections on Ghana:- It's a country with industrious hard working people even if many are working hard just to subsist. The fruit particularly the pineapple and mangoes we bought in the south were the best we have ever tasted. Religion plays a big role in the country and dominates billboards - advertising prayer events and other religious gatherings. The south has an eclectic mix of religions catholic, apostolic, presbyterian, Jehov...

We were back to 0530 for breakfast as we needed to get to Bobiri Forest and Butterfly sanctuary while the birds were still active. Williams target was to find the dwarf hornbills that live here - I spied the first on a bare branch high up, the dwarf black hornbill, apparently it is often missed as people think it's a one of large kingfishers. The other was more elusive albeit we did see it flying several times and got it's eye and reddish head in the telescope f...

We left our modern comfortable but slightly bizarre hotel in Techiman just after 7.30 after our longest lie in yet because we couldn't get breakfast until 7am. On the plus side they had oats so porridge was back on the menu. Today we headed back to Kumasi and an air conditioned hotel rather than, in this very hot climate, going to the very basic guest house in Bobiri forest. We head there tomorrow instead for a walk in the forest. After stoping to see red cheste...

After a rather late breakfast, it was set for 6am but the staff didn't appear until nearer 6.10am and then they didn't have any porridge so we had to have the more normal offering of omelette and toast. Indeed the locals often make it into a toast sandwich often with jam on the toast! I must say we never tried that combination. Due to the heat butter is non existent, the normal milk is evaporated and margarine comes in little plastic sachets and you have to push ...

Another early start and game drive which started on the 16km office loop and finished with the 9km semole loop. We started with stone partridge and an African cuckoo then Forbes plover and spotted thick knee - I took several photographs of both the latter particularly the plover as William wanted a copy and a video for his computer records. He was also happy that we had seen it twice now and the avid birding group were still looking for it - such is the competiti...