Day 48… Friday 19th May Another breakfast with a view, this one overlooking Cape Coast and joined by two friendly kittens. Found a print shop to get copies of the Benin visa required for the boarder crossing.  Walked in the blazing heat around the town with no pavements and tuktuks / drainage gaps were a...Read More

Good roads (properly surfaced, road markings and signage). Very few vehicles on the roads The lorries that are on the roads are not chugging out black smoke unlike Guinea. Car taxies are popular.  Regional colours – green in Mann and blue in Yassoukoudou. Cars are few but new models. Hotels accept visa payment Cleaner roads...Read More

Dry in the west, more tropical further east with palm trees and lush green vegetation/trees. Speed humps in every village Goats, chickens, cattle crossing the road at every opportunity. Dirt roads or roads in bad condition.  They are being upgraded by the Chinese. Locals washing and bathing in the rivers. Ability of women to balance...Read More