The Emond Family Gazette
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School update and Silly Holiday Celebrations
We are almost done!! Less than a month to go. We omitted Spring Break this year because Trevor was out of town and we had nothing else to do, so that really helped get us a bit ahead. It’s been a challenging year, but we’ve gotten through it. I’ll probably change things up a bit…
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Day 10: Back to Accra – Wake Up, Travel, Preach, Repeat
The only way I know what day it is, is to scroll up on the word document I am composing all of this in. All I know is it has been a long trip, but we are over the hump and there are less days in front of me than there are behind. I’m getting…
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Day 9: Return to Ghana: Jawani-no, Tamale.
Today we leave Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and head south to Ghana. I am excited. I am as far away from home as I will be on this trip, and now I am over the hump and I am heading back towards the airport, back towards home. I’m also feeling pretty good, so that helps. How…
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Ghana Trip Miscellaneous: Contrast
There are some things I didn’t think were good for one of the daily posts, but I thought would make a nice miscellaneous post. There have been some rather interesting contracts I have noticed while here. Let’s just get the first one out of the way. Contrast: Sight Me in Africa. Enough said. Contrast: Sight…
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Takoradi – Trevor
Takoradi
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The signal man’s view. Cape Coast Castle – Trevor
The signal man’s view. Cape Coast Castle
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Day 8: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Today we visit the city center of Ouagadougou. We drive into the town which is full full full of motorbikes, scooters, and bicycles. I cannot imagine driving here, I think I would be so timid everyone would hate me. I would just be so afraid of hitting someone! We are going to Bro Aristide’s office…
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Cape Coast, Elmina Castle in background. – Trevor
Cape Coast, Elmina Castle in background.
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Fishing Vessels of Cape Coast, Ghana – Trevor
Fishing Vessels of Cape Coast, Ghana
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Fruit “basket” in hotel at Takoradi. – Trevor
Fruit “basket” in hotel at Takoradi.