Day 45… Tuesday 16th May Breakfast with a seaview. Omelettes are a west African staple – delicious.  Spent the morning touring Fort San Sebastian built in 1520 – 1526, then owned by the Dutch and then the British.  Now owned and managed by the Ghanaian Government.  Built as a fort and used as an exchange...Read More

Day 44… Monday 15th May Sat enjoying the beach views with a coffee.  Set off along the coastal road with a 2 and half hour drive.  Very heavy rain storm started and we pulled over as visibility was poor combined with bad potholes.  The bonus was hardly any vehicles on the road and the villages...Read More

Day 43… Sunday 14th May Another incredible humid day.  Pouring with sweat and packing up the tent and car was an effort.  Headed down to the coast and found a working ATM and got local currency (GHS).  Followed a dirt track for several miles to our accommodation on the beach ‘Akwidaa Inn’.  Despite the mix...Read More

Day 40… Thursday 11th May Thunderstorm last night and heavy rain this morning.  Abidjan traffic slow but flowing.  Stocked up on fuel and food from a large ‘Carrefour’ to get us into Ghana.  A 2 and half drive to the Ghanaian boarder along a quite road.  Stopped once by a police officer who asked for...Read More

Day 39… Wednesday 10th May A short drive from Yamoussoukro to Abidjan around 2 and half hours today along a fast toll road with very few vehicles.  The roads in Yamoussoukro are so new, there are no road markings and google maps was not recognising them.  The buildings are newly constructed and the roads are...Read More

Day 38… Tuesday 9th May Discovered some old potatoes purchased from Senegal buried deep in the back drawer of Greta.  Only a small maggot infestation to deal with before we set off.  The Ivory Coast roads are a dream.  Proper road markings, signage and safety barriers.  Needed local currency (back to XOF (CFA) again) and...Read More

Day 37… Monday 8th May Short drive to the Ivory Coast boarder along a tarmacked road  – very smooth and quite journey with hardly a passing car.   The last section was an unmade road with deep crevices but Greta is very capable.  Border crossing out of Guinea was very easy and no one else was...Read More

Day 36… Sunday 7th May Had a nice chat with guests/staff before heading off to Nzerekore, another 5 hour drive planned.  Road was tarmacked the whole way and only a few giant potholes towards the end.  Another day of no police stops!  Plenty of speed humps in the villages – some of them so high. ...Read More

Day 35… Saturday 6th May A 5 hour drive heading from Faranah to Gueckedou along a tared road for most of the way – very few vehicles, just the odd cow, chicken, goat or pig wandering across the road.  The last half hour was a bumpy dirt road but was brief and bearable.  No police...Read More

Day 34… Friday 5th May Our route to Faranah took us up a windy mountain road with very little traffic.  The road was being repaired and passed lots of construction workers and Chinese site compounds.  Slow going with huge potholes.  Drive time today of 6 hours.  Not much progress.  Only 3 police stops today –...Read More