I forgot to tell you that yesterday while we were out and about running errands and shopping I got hungry. I bought a package of popped corn from one of the street vendors that were standing by a stopping light. The popped corn was delicious but as I was eating I felt something poke my tongue. I thought that it was a mighty sharp kernel of corn. I tried to dislodge it from my tongue but was not able to. I had to pick it out with my fingers. It was a staple; you know a staple that you use to staple paper together. The lady that packed the corn in the plastic bag used a stapler to seal the bag. Evidently one of the staples got away from her and dropped into the bag. Yuck!
This morning we hired Bismarck to drive us to Koforidua. Koforidua is the village a couple hours from Accra that has the bead market. The bead market is open every Thursday. I always enjoy going to see if I can find any unusual beads that are not presently in my collection. “Beads are my one weakness!” The list of my weaknesses is growing! Ha!
Bismarck told us that the carvers’ village that we go to almost every time we pass through Accra has been torn down. Evidently someone owned the land that the carvers had built their huts on. Many people in Ghana squat on land until someone runs them off. Many of the carvers have given up and moved but some have relocated in an area nearby. I wish that the government could give them a piece of land; they are so talented.
When we got back to the hotel we had to do a little reshuffling and repacking of our suitcases to accommodate the extra things we bought. There are no weight restrictions on how much a suitcase can weigh on the plane to Tamale. All the luggage is weighed and we pay by the kilo no matter how much each bag weighs. We always travel heavy but most of the other travelers only have a small bag.
Thanks for your love, prayers and support.
In His Service,
Steve and Kandie
