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Day 23: 21 februari 2006
Koforidua - Bonfobiri

Although I had a ventilator in the room, the night was warm and I didn't sleep well. I got out of my bed around 7.30 am and took a nice cold shower. Although Emmanuel arrived early, I walked around a little bit and bought some pastry for breakfast (the hotel served no breakfast). On my way back to the hotel some vultures were searching for food at a container full with garbage.

We left around 8.45 am. First we went to a bank where I changed some traveller cheques. I bought some water and afterwards we left Koforidua in the direction of Kumasi. Near the Begoro region we visited a kind of research center for cacao and coffee. By genetic crossing of the cacao they managed to reduce the time a tree begins to give fruits from 7 to 4 years. In the same matter they managed to increase the production on coca trees. The manager of plantation also showed me the process of coffee production. This plantation is a part of 4 plantations, which produces 50 tons of coffee a year. The best quality goes to Europe and America, the lesser quality is for the Ghanaian people itself.

On the way to Nkawkaw we ended up in a traffic jam due to road works. Locals tried to sell food and drinks to the drivers. Around 1.30 pm we arrived at our destination for today, Bonfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary. After getting a room I said goodbye to Emmanuel, who stayed in a nearby village. I went for a walk in the forest with 100 different kind of trees and 400 to 500 butterflies and moths. But this forest also has a lot of other insects. Around 2.30 pm I was back at the lodge and relaxed a little bit and did some reading.

After a cold shower with buckets (there is no running water here) I sat down and watched the night to fall. The electricity did not work so I had my dinner around 7.30 pm with some candle light (attracting some insects). Also the cats of the guesthouse joined me (hoping to get some food, which they did, since it was too much for me). After smoking a cigar I went to bed around 9.30 pm.

Initial publication: 14 augustus 2008
Last update: 04 april 2010
© A. Heeroma

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ğDay 17 Bamako - Accra
ğDay 18 Accra
ğDay 19 Accra
ğDay 20 Accra - Ho
ğDay 21 Ho (Tafi Atome - Wli fall)
ğDay 22 Ho - Koforidua
ğDay 23 Koforidua - Bonfobiri
ğDay 24 Bonfobiri - Kumasi
ğDay 25 Kumasi
ğDay 26 Kumasi - Kintampo
ğDay 27 Kintampo - Bui National Park
ğDay 28 Bui National Park
ğDay 29 Bui National Park - Mole
ğDay 30 Mole
ğDay 31 Mole
ğDay 32 Mole - Tamale
ğDay 33 Tamale - Sunyani
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ğDay 36 Sunyani - Ankasa Resource
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ğDay 38 Ankasa Resource - Elmina
ğDay 39 Elmina - Gold Coast
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ğDay 42 Accra - Shai Resource Reserve
ğDay 43 Shai Resource Reserve - Aburi
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ğDay 47 Aburi - Accra
ğDay 48 Accra
ğDay 49 Accra - home!

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