The great bat migration

There are few things in our life right now that resemble routine/consistency with some exceptions -- one being the daily migration of thousands of fruit bats through Accra. Every night, around 5:30pm the bats move across the sky to an unknown destination, but somehow manage return before dawn. It's one of the more impressive sights I've seen and then I think...they're bats - it's fantastically creepy.

Just some updates -

Our USAID proposal was accepted - a week past the deadline, but nonetheless accepted. First and last time I use DHL.

Ghana placed third in the African Cup Tournament. Would have been nice to see them in the final; we were curious to see the country's reaction to a tournament victory. We did manage to get to one game although a bittersweet experience because my wallet was pick pocketed right before we entered.

I ran into a man in Lome, Togo - mind you in the super busy market called the Grand Marche - who got a little more personal with me than I would have liked several months earlier in a city 400 km away. He had pulled his pants down to show me how badly he needed some cash to treat a "growing" medical problem. ugh. I didn't expect to be seeing him again, but go figure.

Just got back from a beautiful, isolated palm-lined beach where we spent five days relaxing, swimming, hiking through rain forest and exploring abandoned overgrown forts. We stayed a couple extra days, cuz it was just too beautiful to leave.

Now it's back to reality. Work is moving slowly but still progressing. We're just finishing up ASPI's brochure; for those interested in viewing let me know and I can forward it.

That's it for now, I'm attaching some new photos below.