From Tamale we made the relitively short trip down to Techiman, where we stayed in the compound of a mental health hospital; mainly for children. We chose this guesthouse because it is in a decent location to visit the monkey sanctuary, and the rooms were pretty cheap. We had read in our guide briefly about the place, but it was so much different to what we had imagined. Our rooms were in the compound of the care centre, so the children were around us all the tim...

Ok, so last Tuesday was a big day for me and Jake in particular. It was England vs Ghana, and for the whole day I had kids coming up to me saying " Ghana will score you!" (not the best use of english, but everyone here says it, not just the kids) In the evening, Mr.Acquah Heyford had his T.V dragged outside onto the driveway so that all the boarders could watch the match with us. It was perfect; to our right over the jungle, there was a massive lightni...

This last weekend, Kirby, Jake and I all travelled to the beautiful Cape Coast, and it was easily a few of the best days i've spent in Ghana. We arrived on Friday afternoon and took a taxi straight to our hotel. We checked in, then went to the small restaurant on the roof which over looked part of the town and out to sea. We had chosen this hotel partly because the girls had been here last weekend, but mostly because of their western on the menu. We all chose eg...

I've finally got to an internet cafe, after two busy weeks with rationed electricity. Quite alot has happened since my last blog, so i'll probably forget things that i would have blogged about, but i still have lots to include.Firstly we had the football tournament, which feels like months ago now, and to say that it was terrible wouldn't really do it justice. We turned up on the Thursday morning, and took a seat under a small canopy which we would remain under f...