Monthly Archives: June 2014

Things I Have Learned About Typhoid

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Africa Clockwise

We spent a week recuperating Chez Jules. We parked the truck right next to his boma so all Ruby had to do was crawl outside and lie in the shade. After the two intravenous drips at the hospital, she now … Continue reading →

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Things I Have Learned About Malaria

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Africa Clockwise

By the next afternoon, Ruby was sitting up next to me on the bed as I worked, playing Uno with Zola, and then putting make-up on him because she was so bored with resting. It seemed she’d returned to full force, … Continue reading →

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Côte d’Ivoire: Just Grand

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Africa Clockwise

We immediately liked Côte d’Ivoire. It was emptier, cleaner, greener than Ghana. It was also poorer, but prouder – dust was being swept outside roadside stalls again. There were no more piles of rubble or tacky advertising hoardings. It was … Continue reading →

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Ezile Bay: A Taste of Paradise

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Africa Clockwise

The first time we came to Ezile Bay, we’d been to check out Busua, the more famous surf tourism spot, and were on our way to Cape Three Points, Ghana’s southernmost tip. About 45 minutes down an increasingly narrow and … Continue reading →

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The President’s Right

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Africa Clockwise

Ten minutes after our encounter with the off-putting Georges, as we were rattling down a backroad along the coast, I suggested to Sampson he pull off at a random left towards the beach. I was still shaking and just longing … Continue reading →

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Accra: Living in a Box

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Africa Clockwise

Ghana’s Independence Day, March 6th, started with a dramatic sky very reminiscent of the movie of the same name. Mom had just left, we were back at the Accra Mall and I was in a bit of a slump. A … Continue reading →

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Going GhaNanas

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Africa Clockwise

Storytelling in strict chronological order will have to be abandoned in Ghana, or this blog will become unbearably tedious – if it hasn’t already. So brace yourself for an onslaught of overviews. Ghana was unusual for us, because instead of … Continue reading →

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