Contemplating life as I know it.... Roo Taylor

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

A weekend of fun

Friday
Taxi to Accra (cracracra)
TroTro to Hoehoi
Taste lodge hotel
3 hr wait for a meal.
Sleep with katia.
Saturday
Up at 6.30
drive to the waterfalls. lol.
Got to the Willi water falls. Man 'You go to water falls' Me: No we want to climb the mountain. Man:NoNo its impossible, you cant get there. Random other man: I can take you on the back of my truck' Me: sounds cool, we can pay you some. Taxi.
Arrived at the mountain
864m
Climb, keep breathing, 1 hr later..highest point in Ghana.
WOW - haze, rainforest, waterfalls, togo (where?).
down the mountain
Katia slipping.
30 mins
Waterfall
Swam under the water fall.AMAZING.
TroTro to Hoehoi
TroTro to Hoe, 1 hr.
Freedom hotel.30,00cds. Swimming pool and breakfast included. 2 pounds. REALLY do GTLABOT.
Sunday
Sleep,Up.TroTro
Kentee weaveras - made bit of scalf!Was actually pretty good. Must be my surname!
TroTro
Taxi
EcoVillage..Also known as Hippy land.
WOW..So beautiful
Lake volta, sunset, mountains, guitar, drums, Food, Beer.
What more could a girl want?...her boyfriend..miss him.
Severe Belly pains. Dizzy. Sick. Poo (just incase u wanted to know)
Cant go home...
Do we have enough money to stay another night...literally just about! Praise God.
RingRing..Im ill were staying another night.
Monday
better?kinda
Sat by the lake with matt and katia.
Breakfast, Fresh fruit and eggs (Eggs eggs eggs eggs eggs..they really do love them)
Do you want to go on a walk up mountain..'ok' 'might help me feel better'
Set off in shorts and flipflops.
Grass a metre above my head.
Slashing it with a slasher to make a path
umm yeah were climbing up there..umm okkk...
Up we go
2 mountains in 2 days.
More like rock climbing without ropes and a dodgy belly.
Top..can there be anymore beautiful sites..
Not enough money for lunch.
Taxi.
No trotro to Accra..
Trotro to kpong
Kpong...so very hungy.
Rice for 10,000.
Trotro from kpong to Accra.
Rice can make you ill??Are you serious.
Tummyache.
Accra.
Not enough money to get back to Teshie..
TroTro to osu.
This is o su?
welll...its half an hrs walk away really init..
Chucked out the trotro..
Walking..tummy pain.
O Su.
Money.
TroTro.
Walking..
Finally home!
And Finally I got to talk to Ian and sleep.
As once of my fav books says..
Peace at last.

5 Comments:

  • At August 15, 2006 1:37 PM, Blogger dance for joy said…

    brrrrrr ringgggggg - good morning dear, did u sleep well. "not very well" oh i'll bring you a nice cuppa tea.
    by the way cant wait for the photos - sounds amazing

     
  • At August 15, 2006 1:39 PM, Blogger dance for joy said…

    tell me what you want for your first meal back home and i'll plan it. xx

     
  • At August 16, 2006 6:32 AM, Blogger Rocky1986 said…

    Go roo! Mountain climbing, waterfall swimming etc sounds awesome! Wanna see those photos! Peace.

     
  • At August 16, 2006 1:41 PM, Blogger Roo Taylor said…

    Menu:
    Greek Salad
    Lasange
    A peice of garlic bread

    p.s. i love that book. Do you still know it off by heart lol?Yah bless.
    Ill sort out the photos when im back, will need some queeking, then you can all see if you would like.

     
  • At August 19, 2006 12:39 PM, Blogger dance for joy said…

    The hour was late, Mr Bear was tired, Mrs Bear was tired, Baby bear was tired so they all went to bed... I could go on but you know the rest so wont now but we'll have to have a remember time when you're back. lol Many lovely memories with that one sweetie, all snuggled up. lol

     

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