Day 14 by Becki

Day 14 by Becki

Today, after a deep sleep resting our exhausted selves, we woke up to yet again a bowl of porridge which many of the team are now very fond of. On the other hand after the 100th time I personally think it looses its charm. We then, after showering, washing and the other usual what not (and maybe another quick nap :p) we set off to work.
The log path was well on its way with all the logs being carefully laid at a roughly constant level. Well we did have a minor setback when the experts didn’t quite approve but this only meant we could redo it to perfection ;). The play ground also took a massive bound forward with it now naked of weeds and other lumps and bumps. What’s more the trench surrounding it is as straight as a ray of light and the correct depth which allowed us to start concreting- with once again the experts pointing us down the right path :p!
Our extremely nutritious and original lunch of sandwiches kept us going throughout the day giving us the strength to manage another bamboo collection and 2 buckets each of water. And a few hours later the log path was very, very nearly finished! It was a few painted logs short, however some of us couldn’t stand being so close and not being able to complete it. So instead we inserted a few temporary unpainted logs just so we could see what the finished product would look like and even if I say so myself it is looking gooood :D
So we ended the day with: a few more structures forming in the playground; the concrete edge well on its way; a slightly less stable bench after Iain had a little accident :p; a “finished” log path and a group of yet again fully drained people.
Dinner was a total success of another local Ghanaian dish- Jollof rice and after a lovely little chat with Joseph, our personal handy man, who gave us a small insight of his life out here in Ghana we all headed once again to our camp beds and mosquito nets under the stars!