Safari

I think I might just skip the bad details and go straight to the happy ones. I'll tell everyone all about it when I return. For now, let's just say I spent a lot hours on buses this past weekend, and spent a lot of wasted hours in another country--that country being Burkina Faso. I have realized now I have visited four countries but two of them were only for a day (Canada and now Burkina Faso).

Anyway, our travels got us where we wanted to be despite our problems. I saw an elephant. FINALLY. I went to Mole National Park. I'll also skip the roadblocks we faced even here. Because none of it really matters since I saw elephants!

This is the oldest mud structure in Ghana but this has been debated. In fact, the villagers probably just said this to boost tourism. Still, it's a cool mosque and it was in the town of Larabanga, outside Mole Park so why not visit?






Yay! Elephants! But if only I there was some way to get closer...

Warthogs. Not elephants.

Monkeys or Baboons or Lemurs? I don't really care since they're not elephants.

Antelope!

Monkeys carrying baby monkeys.

Just when I thought I wouldnt be getting upclose to elephants, I turn a corner and...

Elephants!!!

Elephants leave. We follow.

Elephant and me :-)

Oh, and even in Larabanga, the middle of nowhere, can you watch English football games:

The most Intense Trip Yet in Ghana

Too tired to even explain all the bad luck i had this past weekend in my desperate search for elephants. Will have a detailed summary with pictures up hopefully by tonight!


Also, I heard a lot of people don't have my number: It's 054-510-2. Call me whenever! ;-) Note: some people can easily call me; others have a hard time getting their call through. just keep trying!
Note 2: Ghana's area code is 233, so think you dial 233-054-510-2. But I'm not entirely sure it might be 0233?). Ask my mom....if you know her, haha.