Safari

'Ghana' and 'safari' are not an obvious association. When my friend came to visit a couple of weeks ago, we followed the promise of seeing elephants, travelled the 15 hours or so to Mole National Park in northern Ghana and were well rewarded. During the afternoon safari, two elephants emerged from the undergrowth and ambled gracefully across the path, metres from where we had stopped.

This time of year, during the dry season, is when you are most likely to see elephants in Mole as all but the main watering hole dry up so the elephants are forced to head there at least once a day for a drink. It was amazing to see them in the wild, and we were lucky the next morning to see the pair again, guarding each others' backs, looking old and wise and inspiring everyone with awe. Sadly I didn't have my SLR with me (you should have seen the size and irritating qualities of some of the lenses present..).

Watch my back, darling!

Our journey back to Accra was not without its dramas, the main one being when the driver fell asleep at the wheel (40 minutes into a 14 hour journey) and   swerved into the middle of the road. We were lucky to reach Accra safely! Here's a selection of the other wildlife we saw:

Babboon - looking smug after stealing several people's lunches!



Cob, or bush bug. The solitary one.





Wart hog roams freely



 



Sun sets over the national park.