Sarah Cooper’s Blog

At the capital

I have arrived in Accra, the capital city.  It was a very long trip and I am glad to finally be in Ghana.  It is very humid here.  Quite a shock from the below freezing layover in Amsterdam in which the flight was delayed for 30 mins while they de-iced it.  I will have a free day here tomorrow to adjust to the time zone and look around the city.  We will head to northern Ghana very early the following morning.

So far everyone is very friendly and happy.  The city is lively with fireworks because the country is in the middle of electing a president.  They just finished casting their ballots for the second time because the original count was too close.  I am told that we should be safe.