Getting off the ground and the hitting it running!

The adventure began on Sunday May 1, 2011 with a 4:30 am wakeup call! It was for a good cause though as I managed to get my final grades in before leaving at 7:45 am for the ferry.


The ferry ride was quite uneventful and before we knew it Cody, Shannon, Gareth, and I, along with Janice and her husband (departing on the Hawaii field school) were loaded in the bus and heading to the airport.

We arrived and quickly met by my colleague ( and friend) Tom and his wife Sarah for lunch and a final Starbucks. We had a great visit and slowly Ashley arrived from Calgary and Devon and Brianne wandered in from Vancouver.

Our flight to Ghana consisted of two legs - a 9 1/2 hour trip to London and a 6 1/2 hour flight to Accra. The London flight was good but few people slept more than a few hours. We landed mid-morning local time but late night bc time! Heathrow did not prove to be the headache that was expected but I think that was in large part to landing and leaving from terminal 5. FYI: the was less Will & Kate stuff than I had expected!

Any way, our flight paths took us over some extreme geography! The frozen lands of Greenland and the dusty landscape that is the Sahara!


We saw other cool stuff landing in London including canola fields in bloom and Windsor Castle!!!





We have now spent a full day in Ghana and to mourn our collective disgust with the election results and low voter turn out, we went shopping, swimming, and eating! Too tired tonight to share the stories but wanted to share some pics!



More to come as our adventure has barely started!

Location:Accra, Ghana