We are Here!

Kristen and I met at Señora's house on Saturday night around 8:30 and we loaded up the van and headed off to pick up Amy and Lisa from their houses. After smashing all the luggage in the van we headed for NYC/JFK. Stopped at a trucker diner in Binghampton to go to the bathroom and Kristen was craving fried food so we ordered mozzarella sticks to go....hahaha. Tilley took over as the driver and drove at least 10 miles slower than the speed limit and turned on the heat and sweated us all out. We arrived at JFK around 4am Sunday morning to a completely empty airport, lights off and everything. Luckily it was open so we could unload and sit inside. Finally around 7am we got in line to check in...the theme of the trip so far is standing in ridiculously long lines. 7 and a half hour flight filled with children, literally half the plane was screaming running children. One whom Amy made friends with and was going to adopt....we had to hold her back. We had two meals on the plane and landed in Casablanca at 9 pm there time. We tried to get a drink at a bar, but they would only take Euros so we couldn't have anything! Finally boarded a plane for Accra at midnight for a 4 hour flight....we weren't prepared for that...thought it was only a little over two...oops. This flight was more empty so we could spread out. We landed in Accra around 4am here....got through customs with no problems, got our luggage, found the man with my name on a board. When attempting to load two cars with us, many men tried to fight over taking us in their van rather than two cars! It was entertaining. At The Afia Beach Hotel the security guard let us in our room, which was very hot due to the air not being on yet. He turned everything on for us...but there was no extra bed for Amy. We had a double, two singles and two bathrooms. So Tilley and Amy cuddled in a single! We slept for 7 hours waking up around noon....got ready, visited the beach...beautiful, wavy and windy and are now sitting in the Tribes Restaurant waiting for our first meal.Just saw a beautifully colored lizard and Señora and Lisa took 20 pictures of it so Widmaier if you are reading this....the pics are for you! The food is here...gotta go!