long weekend

have found a hotel with wireless internet :) so using brittany's laptop which is so much easier than the computers at the internet cafes!

had a long weekend from thursday until monday (today) so did a lot this weekend which was good :) school finished on wednesday, so thursday we came to africa beach hotel to sit around and do nothing which is always fun :). friday we went up to busa again as a farewell to rosanna who decided to go back home, which sucks because she was really nice but i suppose if you arnt happy then why stay just for the sake of it? friday night we went back to takoradi and me brittany, margaret and fern got ready for the independance day party at last hour beach near the harbour in takoradi, it was a pretty good party and lots of the volunteers managed to make it from their placements so it was really nice to see everyone :)
tom offered me a snack he had bought called killy willy??? which is fried plantain covered in cinamon, which although sounds nice, tasted horrible, but everyone else seemed to like it? maybe im weird.
Saturday we began our trip to butre to go to a hostle known as hideout lodge. couldnt be named better. after a 30 min trip in a trotro (local mini bus full of street sellers who have bowls of fruit and dried fish with them) we then got another trotro 40 mins down dirt roads with massive potholes until we finally got there! this place was incredible, the beach was completely empty, there were hammoks and i got an egg sandwich and chips for lunch :D (by the way laura, seriously craving eggs benedict this week!!) the boys decided to sleep in a tree house, but the girls opted for a dorm that was sturdily fastened to the ground :)
sunday morning we went on a "crocodile safari" which was really just a slowly decaying canoe ride down a river that smelt like sulphur :) we saw a tiny bit of an alligator through a bush and one kingfisher, but i suppose its all still an experience :)
sunday home we got back and spent 2 hours helping sammy (our host brother) to number and stamp school books.
A funny cultural difference story for you :) out here when you say call me to someone you say "flash me" which didnt go down to well after a taxi driver gave me his number and then asked me to flash him! haha :)
missing everyone back home, but having a really good time :) love you xxxx