Yesterday I did a different kind of travel. I traveled through the greater Accra, the Central, the Eastern and finally the Western regions of Ghana. All the time, seated in front of my computer, doing research, and drafting a paper for an African-Union related institution.
Where did I go? I took off from Accra, to a place called Kade in the Eastern region. There is a research facility in a tiny village off Kade and there was a meetup scheduled there. The initial journey was okay.. and the business of the day was done.
But the journey back was the THE one. "I" was no longer coming back to Accra but going to Takoradi, in the Western region. So the challenge was to come from Kade to somewhere in the Central region, either to a place called Mankessim or to Winneba junction. I needed to go from Kade to Swedru and onwards.
It was raining.. and we were looking for a nice restaurant too! Then hopefully, short cut, to link Swedru to Mankessim. We passed through the villages, all named "Agona" something, then finally to Swedru itself. I have always thought that Swedru was a big place.. but well. When we stopped by to ask "How far is Swedru from here"? The answer was "This is Swedru you are in".. Ah okay..
Then that question, can we go directly to Mankesssim from Swedru or do we need to come back to Winneba junction before going on.. we asked three different groups on the way. Two of them said you must go down to Winneba junction, one said maybe you can find a way. So we decided to go down to Winneba junction.
The rain let up a bit after Winneba junction, finally caught launch: fufu and bushmeat at a restaurant a bit before Apam junction. Then hit the road again. The rain came back.. by the time we passed by Mankessim, it was 5:30 PM but was a dark ast 7:30 PM. The decision needed to be taken. Do we continue to go all the way to Takoradi or stop in Cape Coast for the night? By 7PM, we pulled into a nice little hotel in Cape Coast, not far from the STC bus station and checked in there..
Then the attendant looked and said: "Oh, Master, your tyre is flat"! Well, get some rest, the gas station is opposite.. we will fix all of that in the morning! And will be in Takoradi before 10 AM!
Nice trip huh? Well, dont forget I said I did all of that on phone! I was just speaking with the person inside the car..while they drove.. all of that distance..
Oh yeah! Phone call rates are getting cheaper..if you have a "preferred" number.. you can talk all day, talk all night.. and travel... on phone!
Where did I go? I took off from Accra, to a place called Kade in the Eastern region. There is a research facility in a tiny village off Kade and there was a meetup scheduled there. The initial journey was okay.. and the business of the day was done.
But the journey back was the THE one. "I" was no longer coming back to Accra but going to Takoradi, in the Western region. So the challenge was to come from Kade to somewhere in the Central region, either to a place called Mankessim or to Winneba junction. I needed to go from Kade to Swedru and onwards.
It was raining.. and we were looking for a nice restaurant too! Then hopefully, short cut, to link Swedru to Mankessim. We passed through the villages, all named "Agona" something, then finally to Swedru itself. I have always thought that Swedru was a big place.. but well. When we stopped by to ask "How far is Swedru from here"? The answer was "This is Swedru you are in".. Ah okay..
Then that question, can we go directly to Mankesssim from Swedru or do we need to come back to Winneba junction before going on.. we asked three different groups on the way. Two of them said you must go down to Winneba junction, one said maybe you can find a way. So we decided to go down to Winneba junction.
The rain let up a bit after Winneba junction, finally caught launch: fufu and bushmeat at a restaurant a bit before Apam junction. Then hit the road again. The rain came back.. by the time we passed by Mankessim, it was 5:30 PM but was a dark ast 7:30 PM. The decision needed to be taken. Do we continue to go all the way to Takoradi or stop in Cape Coast for the night? By 7PM, we pulled into a nice little hotel in Cape Coast, not far from the STC bus station and checked in there..
Then the attendant looked and said: "Oh, Master, your tyre is flat"! Well, get some rest, the gas station is opposite.. we will fix all of that in the morning! And will be in Takoradi before 10 AM!
Nice trip huh? Well, dont forget I said I did all of that on phone! I was just speaking with the person inside the car..while they drove.. all of that distance..
Oh yeah! Phone call rates are getting cheaper..if you have a "preferred" number.. you can talk all day, talk all night.. and travel... on phone!
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