We left Yendi this morning a few minutes after 6:00. Steve had to be at the airport by 8:30. We made it with no problems and time to spare. Jack and I left him at the airport and went to a little restaurant to get a bit of breakfast. They did not have a breakfast menu so ordered coffee, samosa and spring rolls. After our very strange breakfast we went to the cultural center and did a little shopping. Just as we were checking into the hotel Steve called to let us know that he had arrived safely in Accra.
Later in the afternoon we hired a little 3 wheeled cart type taxi to take us to the market. Today we were looking for the fangs of snakes. We found some but they were still attached to the heads of the snakes and they stunk so bad that they took our breath away. The guy had them in a 1/2 gallon container. He put some moth balls in with the snake heads to help with the odor but really all in all they did not help much. Jack bought a couple heads, we figure that we can remove the fangs ourselves. After we handled the snakes I began to worry about any venom that might have been left on the snakes when they were killed. Jack laughed when I told him my fears. I still had us clean our hands with hand sanitizing wipes and as soon as we got out of the market I bought a couple small bags of water and we rinsed our hands again. We were both well enough to eat supper so I guess we will live! Ha!
The waiters at the hotel have a hard time hearing our English. Last time we were here Jack and I both told the lady that he wanted Oatmeal for breakfast. She said, “Yes, scrambled eggs.” We finally pointed to the oatmeal on the menu. Well, tonight I ordered beef with onions and steamed rice. I got lobster pieces in bell pepper, carrot, onion sauce with my steamed rice. I though I had gotten someone else’s order. I told the waiter that I ordered beef. He went back to the kitchen and after much talking he came back and said, the cook made a mistake and they wanted to know if I would be ok with eating what they had prepared; if not they would prepare something different. Of course I ate what they had already cooked. It was good even though I picked out the bell peppers.
Take care and have a great day!
Rusty and Perry are flying right now. They will fly all night and arrive in Accra in the morning at 8 something Ghana time. Keep them in your prayers.
In His Service,
Jack, Steve and Kandie
