love (r) reader (in), now successful at long last another update.
Today we arrived in Ghana and have some experience, but as always first times in sequence!
So, last time we gave up our update successfully in Bobo. After a few days stay in this beautiful city on a trip to Tengeréla, a tiny hole, about 70 km southwest of Bobo did. Because there, in our guide books are a beautiful lake with hippos.
Lo and behold, a beautiful boat trip on a beautiful lake have Daniel, Robert and Flo (Sarah felt not so good) and a modest number of said pachyderm seen. Very eindrueklich the Fiech from about 20 meters closer to see, especially when you consider that more people in Africa Hypos killed than be eaten by crocodiles, o)
Camping Tengeréla
Boat ride on the Lac de Tengeréla
Fischer
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Hypos
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After an overnight campsite on a very simple and morgentlichen Hypo tour we wanted to go look in the tourist-must-not the famous' waterfalls nearby.
from laziness, we wanted to take the direct trail to the falls, rather than the easier route over the main road (medium size detour). This, however, turned out to be quite impossible for Alobart because the slopes are extremely narrow and sometimes very unvertrauenserweckende; led o) bridges. Daniel and Flo are then drove Tchova, Sarah and Robert went back to Banfora, a bigger Place on the main road, where there is even a small restaurant called McDonald (the burger is not great, but to recommend the pepper steak very!)
full Tourimaessig Daniel and Flo then made the waterfall one-hour tour, a few pictures shot and are zurueckgeduest to meet the others.
full Tourimaessig Daniel and Flo then made the waterfall one-hour tour, a few pictures shot and are zurueckgeduest to meet the others.
waterfalls from below
and top
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in, out, back ... After the falls we have again met with Sarah and Robert are back on to Ouagadougou and Bobo direction.
Halfway to Ouaga we have set up our bush camp. Sarah's was pretty bad and now Flo had slow shit that it is malaria.
Are So we test upon arrival in Ouagadougou (again at the Catholic Mission) went to a clinic to Sarah on malaria ...
was Luckily's "just" a virus ...
The remaining time in Ouagadougou, we get buy with Ghana visa and taken other Reisealltagsbeschaeftigungen. From
Ouaga then went directly run to the border with Ghana.
And here we had our first really laboriously border:
Robert had said he was not Alobart Carnet de Passage (international customs document) it has overwhelmed the Ghanaian Zoellner pretty. First it was said: "without carnet, no entry possible," then "they must find an insurance policy to them a guarantee for the event that they sell the car before duty in Ghana issues. Where
man for so finds an insurance? ... "Back there's an office ..."
After much back and forth, including an overnight stay in Burkina-Ghana-man's-land (had fine spaghetti bolognese for dinner) Robert was then still an insurance policy that he has a Pseudobuergschaft.
One note: "in Africa's for everything a solution, even though there's no official. The only criterion is time, patience and always a smile on his lips: o) "
match, a quote from Reto Braunschweiler:" You can demonstrate this with a smile, the teeth (this attitude has helped us in the meantime very much, thank Reto;. o))
Finally, all ready with the Ghanaian Zollbuerokratie we went on to a bigger city Tamale in northern Ghana. Could stand there in a Catholic guest house and took us for a shower and toilet for a fourth room.
Sarah had always to fight with the virus and then we decided, as soon as possible to drive to the coast. Many travelers we met on the road For some reasons we have a beautiful campsite on the coast told, the Green Turtle Lodge. And since we were told as soon as possible out of a few days to take a vacation.
The drive from Tamale to the scenic coast was very impressive. In northern Ghana Running changing mainly through bush and grassland, and the further south you go, the more the vegetation towards forest. This also makes it extremely difficult to set up camp in a bush because you can never get away from the main road. For this reason, we felt compelled our resting place to pitch on the way to the coast at a gas station. Not the most romantic thing you can imagine, but in the end it was funny. Had funny conversations with the night watchman, who made no move without his sawed off shotgun ...
The next day we went to Dixcove arrived a small fishing village from which runs a pretty bumpy dirt road, about 10 km, the Green Turtle Lodge.
We were not promised too much, the course is unique among the palm trees, overlooking the sea. Camping costs as incredibly affordable 2 GHC (Ghana cedis) per person, the equivalent of about 2 CHF (Swiss francs, o)). The food is excellent, especially the french fries and swordfish. After a few days have
relaxing on the beach we decided together to lay to our travel community (and Alobart Tchova) for a certain time to wiedermal some time with him to enjoy themselves and travel companion. Tchova was therefore continue at the Green Turtle and Alobart went with Daniel and Robert towards Jungle National Park.
The Green Turtle is under overlanders best-kept secrets and you meet several interesting Transafrica drivers of all categories. From the super-developed truck, with shower and toilet, and simple Toyota driver (Tchova o)) to the Luxushylux (including Toyota) by a couple from Monaco.
With Patrick and Catherine (also in a Mercedes 911 on the way), we quickly became friends and even cooked a few times together. For Sarah finally a woman to chat! What they thoroughly enjoyed!
Another highlight of the Green Turtle is that this beach, all Years of sea turtles lay their eggs is visited and Flo had an early morning even the opportunity, the newly hatched turtles in their dangerous way from the nest back into the sea to beobachten.Hier the most beautiful impressions from the Green Turtle:
Halfway to Ouaga we have set up our bush camp. Sarah's was pretty bad and now Flo had slow shit that it is malaria.
Are So we test upon arrival in Ouagadougou (again at the Catholic Mission) went to a clinic to Sarah on malaria ...
was Luckily's "just" a virus ...
The remaining time in Ouagadougou, we get buy with Ghana visa and taken other Reisealltagsbeschaeftigungen. From
Ouaga then went directly run to the border with Ghana.
And here we had our first really laboriously border:
Robert had said he was not Alobart Carnet de Passage (international customs document) it has overwhelmed the Ghanaian Zoellner pretty. First it was said: "without carnet, no entry possible," then "they must find an insurance policy to them a guarantee for the event that they sell the car before duty in Ghana issues. Where
man for so finds an insurance? ... "Back there's an office ..."
After much back and forth, including an overnight stay in Burkina-Ghana-man's-land (had fine spaghetti bolognese for dinner) Robert was then still an insurance policy that he has a Pseudobuergschaft.
One note: "in Africa's for everything a solution, even though there's no official. The only criterion is time, patience and always a smile on his lips: o) "
match, a quote from Reto Braunschweiler:" You can demonstrate this with a smile, the teeth (this attitude has helped us in the meantime very much, thank Reto;. o))
Finally, all ready with the Ghanaian Zollbuerokratie we went on to a bigger city Tamale in northern Ghana. Could stand there in a Catholic guest house and took us for a shower and toilet for a fourth room.
Sarah had always to fight with the virus and then we decided, as soon as possible to drive to the coast. Many travelers we met on the road For some reasons we have a beautiful campsite on the coast told, the Green Turtle Lodge. And since we were told as soon as possible out of a few days to take a vacation.
The drive from Tamale to the scenic coast was very impressive. In northern Ghana Running changing mainly through bush and grassland, and the further south you go, the more the vegetation towards forest. This also makes it extremely difficult to set up camp in a bush because you can never get away from the main road. For this reason, we felt compelled our resting place to pitch on the way to the coast at a gas station. Not the most romantic thing you can imagine, but in the end it was funny. Had funny conversations with the night watchman, who made no move without his sawed off shotgun ...
The next day we went to Dixcove arrived a small fishing village from which runs a pretty bumpy dirt road, about 10 km, the Green Turtle Lodge.
We were not promised too much, the course is unique among the palm trees, overlooking the sea. Camping costs as incredibly affordable 2 GHC (Ghana cedis) per person, the equivalent of about 2 CHF (Swiss francs, o)). The food is excellent, especially the french fries and swordfish. After a few days have
relaxing on the beach we decided together to lay to our travel community (and Alobart Tchova) for a certain time to wiedermal some time with him to enjoy themselves and travel companion. Tchova was therefore continue at the Green Turtle and Alobart went with Daniel and Robert towards Jungle National Park.
The Green Turtle is under overlanders best-kept secrets and you meet several interesting Transafrica drivers of all categories. From the super-developed truck, with shower and toilet, and simple Toyota driver (Tchova o)) to the Luxushylux (including Toyota) by a couple from Monaco.
With Patrick and Catherine (also in a Mercedes 911 on the way), we quickly became friends and even cooked a few times together. For Sarah finally a woman to chat! What they thoroughly enjoyed!
Another highlight of the Green Turtle is that this beach, all Years of sea turtles lay their eggs is visited and Flo had an early morning even the opportunity, the newly hatched turtles in their dangerous way from the nest back into the sea to beobachten.Hier the most beautiful impressions from the Green Turtle:
Our place between palms
by night, with bonfires
Olive Ridley Turtles hatching 
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quickly to the safety of sea
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Fischer at the network pull out
left to right: Flo, Sarah, Catherine, Patrick, Robert
After about 2 weeks relaxing in the Green Turtle, we have again met with Daniel to put together again (for Daniel) to go into the jungle, the Ankasa National Park.
As an old jungle expert Daniel wanted us to actually show how they think they are as light as a gazelle "is moving in the jungle. Unfortunately, he was just sick when we arrived at Base Camp! We all suspected it was a Food poisoning or a stomach flu. Since it the whole time was bad. Sarah and Flo took therefore two smaller tours through the jungle and let Daniel rest.
following are some impressions from the jungle:
As an old jungle expert Daniel wanted us to actually show how they think they are as light as a gazelle "is moving in the jungle. Unfortunately, he was just sick when we arrived at Base Camp! We all suspected it was a Food poisoning or a stomach flu. Since it the whole time was bad. Sarah and Flo took therefore two smaller tours through the jungle and let Daniel rest.
following are some impressions from the jungle:
Camp at Base Camp
walk along the river
fight through the thicket
naturally occurring bamboo cathedral
Well, after two nights in the jungle Daniel's condition deteriorating and we are a bit broken ueberstuerzt to bring him to a hospital.
The first clinic, where we have tried it had closed on Saturday!
We then found more or less by accident to a hospital in a small town on the coast, which is headed by German physicians (This is what we have but only found out later). Who was at an African hospital can imagine about how long it takes to get to a doctor finally comes ... after 3 hours of waiting, up and down running around then stood down the diagnosis: Malaria!
Robert at the time was still at the Green Turtle, came immediately to us, as he had about our SMS Daniels received condition.
Our patient had to stay overnight in the hospital and received 2 full quinine infusions. On the second day, Daniel was then released and we went together about 16 km to the west, where there is a beautiful beach resort. Here we rented a bungalow for Daniel so he could recover quickly.
The first clinic, where we have tried it had closed on Saturday!
We then found more or less by accident to a hospital in a small town on the coast, which is headed by German physicians (This is what we have but only found out later). Who was at an African hospital can imagine about how long it takes to get to a doctor finally comes ... after 3 hours of waiting, up and down running around then stood down the diagnosis: Malaria!
Robert at the time was still at the Green Turtle, came immediately to us, as he had about our SMS Daniels received condition.
Our patient had to stay overnight in the hospital and received 2 full quinine infusions. On the second day, Daniel was then released and we went together about 16 km to the west, where there is a beautiful beach resort. Here we rented a bungalow for Daniel so he could recover quickly.
Nundenn until the next entry
Abraço grande
Sarah and Flo
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