We are back in Ghana. We got off to a rough start but the trip smoothed out and we arrived safely in Accra. When we got to the airport Thursday morning we found out that the plane was small and that it was a weight restricted flight. In all the years we have traveled back and forth to Ghana we have never run into this problem. We flew from Huntsville to Detroit and then on to JFK which we have not done in many years. We usually fly from Huntsville to Atlanta and then to JFK. Many of the Delta agents in Huntsville know us and know how many extra pieces of luggage that we take. They were in the process of tagging and checking our luggage the computer would not let them add any more bags to our ticket. We were left with the dilemma of which bags we were going to leave behind. The problem was that we have been packing stuff for the past 2 months and we did not really have any idea which bag contained what items. Six of the bags had already been sent down the conveyor belt. It was sort of like buying a grab bag we will not know what we actually got to Ghana with until we get up to Yendi and unpack the luggage. Normally whoever takes us to the airport parks the car and waits until the check in process is complete before leave. Jordan was the lucky one this time; he got to reload the 3 suitcases and child’s wheelchair that we were not able to take with us. The porter was lucky too; he got paid for off loading the luggage and then reloading it.
We had planned on trying to fly up to Tamale and then drive on to Yendi tomorrow morning but our plans have changed. While we were traveling my tooth / jaw started hurting and I could feel something sharp in my jaw where I had a wisdom tooth removed about 10 years ago. As the day wore on the thing became more and more achy. I even bought a pair of tweezers and tried to dislodge it myself. I figured that it was a piece of the root that had been left behind after the surgery and that had finally made its way to the surface. We decided that while we were in Accra we needed to go to a dentist to make sure my hunch was right and that it was not something more serious. Of course going to a dentist in a third world country is not high on my “must do list”! Several years ago Steve had to go to the dentist and we found a nice office here in Accra. After we dropped our luggage at the hotel we went to the dentist office only to find out that he had moved. The new office is really nice; it has a new owner/dentist. The dentist was very nice, he had his own x-ray machine (last time I had to go to the hospital to get an x-ray and take it back to the dentist office). The root was easy to see. The dentist said that he could remove it but that I had to stop taking the baby aspirin for a couple days before he would take it out! Hence the reason we will not be going to Yendi tomorrow. I am scheduled to have it removed on Monday morning. We will fly to Tamale on Monday afternoon if we can get a flight.
I told the Dr. that this was going to be a very costly procedure for my husband because I just got 2 days to shop in Accra. He thought that was very funny but not as funny as my next question. I asked him if he could make me some pre-op and post-op instructions that said I was not allowed to do any house cleaning, sweeping, washing of dishes or cooking from now until 1 week after the procedure! When he stopped laughing he came to the waiting room to meet Steve and review the pre-op and post-op instruction! Ha!
Thank you for all your love, prayers and support!
In HIS Service,
Steve and Kandie
