Day 1 + 2 - 11th + 12th August - Catherine & Lucy

The Journey

Team 1 lied! The plane wasn’t ‘extravagant’ at all. However we arrived safely at Casablanca if a little tired; however a 2 hour delay for the plane to Accra left us all exhausted and very grateful for the pillow and blanket on the plane. Nearly all of us managed to catch our forty winks with the exception of some unlucky few. We stepped off the plane into very hot and humid weather, but our day was made when we saw team one hanging out of the window. I (Lucy) had an unfortunate incident with the insect repellent where I put on too much which resulted in blue legs after leaning against a blue sign. After we changed our money we got on to the bus and headed to Sabres office and on the way ate our well deserved breakfast and tried fried plantain crisps. To get to the school we had to get on a giant bus with tractor wheels and plane seats to tackle the bumpy road. We arrived at the school to the welcome of our friends Gaza, Alex and Joseph and dozens of little children who were fascinated by the camera, demanding pictures from the new white people. For dinner we had a slightly spicy vegetable casserole with yam which was tasty. After that we were tired and decided to go to sleep at the late time of 10 o’clock. Team one: everyone misses you, but we’re filling the gaps that you left. We’re all missing family and friends but are enjoying being here as the Ghanaians are so friendly and welcoming, looking forward to the weeks to come.

PS. Holly, thank you for the flip flop and biscuit wrapper . When I told Gaza, Joseph and Alex that you said hello they went crazy and were all hugging me. I love it here!
Love, Lucy xx