Why It Pays To Plan Early

I am very happy I booked my ticket early and really planned for this trip in advance. Recently Delta decided to cancel my return flight from Accra to the USA, so now I leave a day late which is fine, but they never rescheduled my connecting flight. I went through Student Universe and they are a fine company, but the back and forth with them in rediculous. They don't honor anything that Delta says, so don't bother calling the airline yourself to get answers, but you have to constantly check your stuff because it never matches up with what Delta has, so it's a waiting game.

I guess I might have paid a little extra to go through an airline company directly instead of a 3rd party because when things happen and you want answers quick, that doesn't happen! Either way hopefully they can figure it out :)

50 Days Left!!

I mentioned in earlier posts that I was getting 2 extra pills of Larium to try out and see what kind of side-effects I might have from them (I heard they are pretty nasty). So I took one yesterday and it seemed to be fine, I had a slight headache, but that went away soon after. I took it in the afternoon with my lunch, then drank a whole bottle of water right afterwords (it says to take with plenty of water and food). I will take it again next Monday, but the pharmacist seemed to think that if I was going to experience any of the paranoia, and bad dreams it would happen right away. So hopefully after next Monday I will be fine :) These pills are almost $400 cheaper then Malarone, and you take them once at week instead of everyday, so I'm hopefully these work!

I just received my passport back from the Ghanaian embassy with my Visa, so the only thing I have left is pay Projects Abroad and go shopping for the last remaining items! It's getting VERY CLOSE...50 more days!!!

Yellow Fever Shot

So I got my Yellow Fever shot yesterday and it wasn't bad at all. I heard from several people that this shot really hurts and it can take a lot out of you, but it was the least painful shot I've gotten, my arm doesn't hurt at all right now and I'm feeling good :) I got my Yellow Fever Card that is required to enter into Ghana so it looks like I'm all set now! I also got 2 pills of Larium to try out, hopefully I don't get those crazy dreams because Larium will cost me $160.00 compared to $642.95 for Malarone. So I'm going to take them on Monday and see what happens...

Mole National Park

Mole National Park is the largest and most frequently visited national park in Ghana. It is reasonably well set up to cater for tourists and although it is more expensive than many other parts of Ghana it is well worth a visit.

Mole has the widest range of wildlife in Ghana. You'll see elephants, antelope, bushbucks, monkeys, warthogs, baboons and other smaller wildlife.

It is rumored that lions exist in the park but even the wardens haven't seen any traces for a few years. The last lion sighting in August 2004 was immediately followed by serious poaching incident resulting in the capture and killing of a male lion the following day.

Wli Waterfall

Wli Waterfalls cascades from a height of 60-80 meters, and is the highest falls in West Africa. The hills mark the border between Ghana and neighboring Togo. A walk through the forest of the Agumatsa wildlife sanctuary offers a chance to see a large colony of fruit bats, butterflies, birds, monkeys and baboons. To get there one has to walk through the Rain Forest on a small footpath crossing 9 smaller streams in the process.

Busua Beach

The Busua Beach Resort is a Nature Lover's dream come true. Located on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean in the Western Region of Ghana, the Busua Resort is about halfway between Abidjan, the capital of Côte d'Ivoire, and Accra, the capital of Ghana. Busua is in the very heart of the region's attractions, both natural and man made.

Places To Visit While in Ghana: Kokrobite Beach Resort

25km west of Accra, Kokrobite is also home to the Academy of African Music and Arts.

One great little hostle is called Big Milly's Backyard. A small hotel for rucksack travellers. Simple. Cosy. A garden surrounded with walls with small houses, rooms, cold beer and a snack three times a day. Wendy is Big Milly. A somewhat elder English woman who found her spot in Ghana. Very nice setting and well worth the short drive out of Accra. Definitely worth the short drive out of Accra