Day 3

Hi everybody,
This morning we had an early rise and shineto be ready for the school children at eight, where we were welcomed and sang to. Our national anthem was required from us which was...errr...interesting. After this, we went to meet the elders and the chief who reitterated our warm welcome and gave us 'magical' fizzy drinks. following our meeting, we split, with 3 of us accompanied by robert went on a wild taxi ride to Cape coast to do some shopping and the rest started the project, levelling the farmland and removing unwanted stumps. The rest of the day was spent beaching. Coming back to a lovely Ghanaian curry prepared by Gloria and Bernise which was a great surprise.

Love to all,
'The co-eds of exploration!' xxx

ps. On a medical note, all happy campers are well. Ellie has been chosen as the local delicacy for the mosquito population, and has been bitten many a time around the ankles, but she is coping; still with a smile on her face! Grace's chronic hayfever has followed her overseas, but ample doses of loratidin are doing wonders! Mighty Ben Paine has survived a machete attack- or should i say a minor encounter with a wood chip, lucky to escape with only a wounded finger! Lydia wins the award for quote of the week, 'Guys, I think we should take all our clothes off" (referring to the washing may she just add) Amy has perfected her hair washing skills- jamming her head in a bucket! Ben Rogers really needs to tie his shorts a bit tighter- the water baby is becoming a little too exposed for our liking. Peter has mastered the art of crafting fans out of palm leaves and shimmying up a coconut tree! Ollie was victim to sand burying and ended up looking like a pregnant paraplegic. Katie and Alie have now confirmed they were separated at birth, both sporting the french plaits and CHS t-shirts. All in all, the team are very happy and are settling in well :)

Warning, some of our points may have been over exaggerated for comical effect!