We are still sitting at the hotel in Accra waiting for the embassy to call and tell us they have a flight for us to come home. Yesterday Steve sent them an email to let them know that we were now in Accra instead of Yendi. Late this afternoon we got a reply that was a form letter; they wanted to know how many were traveling in our party and to know if we had been sick or exposed to anyone we thought was sick. They said that they were working on a flight and that we wanted to let us know that the cost might be in excess of 2000 dollars. And that luggage space would be limited. It was almost the same letter they had sent us before; we have to be prepared to be dropped where ever the plane lands and make our own way home. Of course Steve wrote them back and said we were prepared to go.
The count of those with the virus keeps rising; the count today was up to 130 with 3 deaths. We also heard that there was a case at Tamale hospital in the northern region that was brought in from Walewale an hour or so away from Tamale.
This morning we went out hunting and gathering. The apartment that we are staying in does not have a restaurant and we have to eat. Each floor in the apartment building has a kitchen for those on that floor to share. Mostly we just sanitize the microwave and use that. We have our own dishes in our room. We found some canned corn and peas. When we got to the apartment I realized that they did not have a can opener in the kitchen. I opened the cans with a butcher knife; it was not a pretty job but at least it was opened. We also bought a bottle of hand sanitizer and some antiseptic hand soap. Life’s simple pleasures are the best.
The guy managing the apartment called Steve to his office this morning and told him that he was going to reduce the price of our room because we might have to stay here for several days. Isn’t that sweet? People are so kind to us!
Our daughter Charity and Marcus closed on their new house yesterday. This morning the movers came to empty the storage shed and they found out it was infested with rats. She said they were everywhere hiding in all the furniture; bedding and stuffed animals. She said that there were also lots of spiders and that the roof in the storage shed was leaking and much of the furniture was molded and the part of the things were wet and nasty. Early on Charity noticed rat poop and she notified the manager. He said that he would address the problem and put out more traps. The owner was not around. They moved everything that could be salvaged to their new garage where they will clean it.
Take care and have a good day!
In His Service,
Steve and Kandie
