The Adventure Begins

Well, after a couple SNAFU moments and 10.5 hours of flight time, we've finally made it.  We took an Airbus A330 from Atlanta around 9:30 at Saturday night (2/4/2012) and arrived in Accra, Ghana around 1:00 PM Sunday afternoon.  Aside from our original flight being cancelled 4 hours before we were supposed to leave, the trip itself was surprisingly uneventful.  Boris (our cat) was a little bit of a whiner, but he was drowned out by the crying baby.  When we landed in Accra, we took the obligatory jaunt through immigration where our mug shot and electronic finger prints were taken (we thought that would be the easy part).  After that we got our checked luggage and prepared ourselves for some bartering and bribing in customs.  Much to our surprise, the line kept moving and we were never stopped.  Well, I guess all that time, stress, and money spent on Boris' health paper work and import permit were unnecessary.  Oh well...at least we were prepared.

After a quick greeting from an old friend (thanks Dad Owen),  we loaded the luggage into the car and made our way to Kpong Airfield.  The rest of our day was basically spent letting our eyes soak in all the changes since our initial trip 9 months ago (more on that in the next installment) and synching up on all that we have coming up during the next week (it will be busy).  We ended the night unloaded our stuff, found some dinner, and hit the sack after a long day.

We've got consistent internet now, so look for more posts to come soon!  Also, see the comments section below.  I welcome any feedback or questions you may have!