Comments on: Another Day in Kantia

By: Kat

Kat — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:33:45 +0000

splendid,
I am loving writing my travelog!

By: Kat

Kat — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:33:27 +0000

Birgit,
The plantains have to be so ripe they are black to make kelewele. I buy them at home and keep them a longtime before I make it.

The rains here are spectacular. I love them back when and even more now.

The dresses are beautiful!

By: Kat

Kat — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:32:12 +0000

morpfy,
Birgit has a link to a recipe below.

By: Kat

Kat — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:31:23 +0000

morpfy,
When I get home, I will post a few for you. I know what goes into the food but I don’t know the proportions.

By: Kat

Kat — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:30:35 +0000

My Dear Hedley,
The crocs are at the sacred pond in Paga. I was there last year and paid for the chicken the croc ate when it came out of the water. I will be heading to the monkey preserve but not Mole, the game park.

Poor Gracie stuck at home envying Maggie!

By: Kat

Kat — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:29:13 +0000

Bill,
I have seen about 5 or 6 Peace Corps volunteers. It was last on the two market days. They are all in small villages and come to the big city for shopping. The rest of the time I am with Ghanaians, and I have easily fallen into Ghana-speak.

The millet was always high in the rainy season. Think of the field behind our house. You could barely see the compound there during the rainy season. There is also corn and sorghum which grow high like millet. The sorghum is for the pito.

The catering rest house has yet to be finished but there are rooms available. This is a new internet cafe just beyond the post office, Another one, a cheaper one, is at the old Hotel d’Bull. I like this one because it is cool though I understand the other one is too but it wasn’t on Sunday when I was there.

I haven’t been to BOGISS yet.

By: Kat

Kat — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:23:43 +0000

Bob,
Nope, no Walmart, and I don’t know about McDonalds but there are restaurants which have burgers and fries on the menu. There is even a restaurant here which serves pizza.

Mostly I have been eating Ghanaian food.

By: Kat

Kat — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:22:14 +0000

Hi Caryn,
Kelewele is ginger, onion and red pepper which have been ground to a paste then mixed with the plantain which is cut small then deep fried. It is a finger food!

By: Kat

Kat — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:20:59 +0000

Waving back and saying good morning!

By: Kat

Kat — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:20:39 +0000

Christer,
I figure what is different is probably the Guinea fowl. Many of the small goats lie in the middle of the road and take their time getting out of the way.

Thanks-I am really enjoying the journey.