Our flights

2010-09-04
Despite Hurricane Earl’s best effort to delay our flights we were on schedule and everything went smoothly. Our rendezvous in Washington with Barbara was seamless. We are now at 31,000 ft heading towards Accra, Ghana.




2010-09-05
After a 10 hr flight we arrived right on time in Accra. Our luggage made it too. We transferred to the Domestic Airport and met Ann and Dario who had arrived the day before and spent the night at a local hotel. A 45 minutes long flight and we landed in Kumasi, the second largest city in Ghana. We were met by one of the physicians enrolled to take the ISUOG Basic OBGYN Ultrasound course. 3 cars transported us and our entire luggage to the Park Royal Hotel through this large city of 2.6 million people. Traffic was busy as a local soccer game had just ended at the Stadium. The roads are paved and there are traffic lights which most seem to obey but the traffic circles were rather chaotic! Laundry hanging from balconies, shoes for sale hanging on display from cement walls, street vendors cooking a quick meal of rice and chicken were everywhere. Some wore traditional Ashanti floor length gowns. Muslims, although a minority in Ghana (15%) were seen mingling in the crowds. A hot shower, a Chinese meal at the hotel restaurant and a few Ghanaian beers later and I am ready for bed!