May

The beginning of May Kenny had his first break at school. We left on Saturday and spent several days in the mountains. We ate supper at this lovely spot.

We rented an air BnB and were very pleased with our little house. 

It was on the edge of a cliff and you could look out over the valley. It was a place to relax and recharge! Sunday we enjoyed the day with the Eastern mission church nearby. It was very interesting to visit with people doing similar work just at a different spot.

Monday morning we left early and had a beautiful morning for a hike to umbrella rock.

And then we cooled off and relaxed by Boti falls. We had been there before but this time we went swimming. The children would have stayed all day!

It was pretty shallow and had a sandy bottom. Perfect for the children.

On the way back to our house we drove through a storm. 

Pictures don't do justice to the beauty of the mountains. The weather was also cooler and mornings we were often chilly. Quite a welcomed feeling!!

One thing I loved about our house was the unAfrican feel. It had lace curtains and crocheted doilies. The outside was beautifully landscaped and very private, making us feel like we were truly getting away from our daily life.

We were very near Aburi gardens and had to stop in for a little bit at least. We spent about an hour there and just visited the things we wanted to revisit since we had been there before.

Brent took one look at this tree and named it the spaghetti tree.

A little snake was in the hollow tree. Our children were sad not to climb in it but their Dad was taking no chances!

This road is a very iconic photographed entryway to the gardens. It is so majestic!

And of course no vacation in the Accra area would be complete without a visit to the zoo. Austin was happy to know they had moved the lions to a new pen with a double chain link fence. He will never forget the day one tried to pounce on him through the fence. This is the male and he is pretty calm but the female watched the children very closely. The zoo keeper said they often try to get to children because they see them as more vulnerable. Needless to say, our children kept close by!
 

The rest of our May was busy with work crews and visitors. However the house they were building is almost complete and there are no more work crews, so it will get a bit quieter around here. The bishop for our church here came for communion and one evening they took us out for supper. We ate at a restaurant overlooking the salt flats and the ocean.

We took some of the ladies to see the fabric stamping process. This was the first time we saw them removing the wax and washing the fabric.

Patricia came and cooked for me several times and Della had his first birthday! He loves Kelsey and usually falls asleep tied on her back.

The children finished up school and we had one last craft class/game day with the local mission families. We did string painting.

One Saturday we ran to Takoradi for car parts. It never ceases to amaze me that we can sit at a resteraunt and eat food that looks like this......

Less then 5 minutes from the car parts place that look like this. A perfect example of how far apart the rich and the poor are physically and financially.

The search of the day was for a muffler. But we were unsuccesful!

Brent was sure he could teach Lydelle to ride his bike. Thankfully the tire was flat and their lesson never really got underway. I am afraid Lydelle would have received the bad end of the deal!

Kenny and Austin went to Accra one day for a load of motos for the Salt employees. It gave Kenny's students good practice putting them together.

And so life continues speeding by in Ghana. As fast and full as this trotro.