The flight was how it should be, i.e. uneventful.  Still Elias managed to make two friends of his age on the plane and they had a whale of a time sprinting down the narrow alleys of the plane.  The very discreet Alitalia service - or should I say non existent? - made sure the alleyways were always clear.  Inevitably, we ended up meeting the parents of Elias new friends and promises were made to catch-up again in Ghana. Funny how meeting people is always easier with kids - well at least people with children of their own.

 

Apparently we were incredibly lucky, customs were passed swiftly and our luggage were recovered in minutes.  Jer was waiting for us outside and in no time we were at his candle-lit, East Legon house.

 

In Ghana like everywhere around the planet, the climate has been rather unpredictable these past few years and water levels in the lakes upon which the country depend for much of its electricity, are very low as we are about to enter the dry season.  As a result, the local electricity board is enforcing controlled power outages in each area of the town one night a week; and for East Legon, where we shall reside for the next couple of months, the outages are Thursday nights.  For us this mostly is a good excuse to go to bed early after a long day.