Yesterday morning I had to go into Accra for a hepititis B booster. I took a tro tro over the hills via Aburi. In the early morning light the valleys were wreathed in a fine mist. It was relatively cool and very peaceful. I got off the tro tro at '37' a big intersection near the airport. After a quick visit to the supermarket, I spent a few minutes watching the bat colony in the trees situated on the edge of the road junction. Because of the time of day not many bats were on the move, but the ones that did move were much bigger than the ones in the UK. After amusing myself and passing Ghanaians, I took another tro tro to the VSO office. My injection was carried out efficiently, VSO reimbursed the expenses, I had a brief conversation with the programme manager and had lunch in Osu, with Behi, another volunteer just back from weather battered Britain.

The return journey to Koforidua was enlivened by a tro tro incident. Just after the Tetteh Quarshie Interchange the tro tro clipped the tail light of a car in front. Both vehicles pulled over. The drivers examined the minor, but annoying damage. The passengers exchanged comments. About half of them got out to join in the discussion. The only resolution the car driver would accept involved going to the Police Station. The passengers returned to the bus, we dutifully drove to the Legon police station. The passengers expressed frustration about so much fuss ofver so small an amount of danage. We entered the police compound. The drivers went into the station and returned with an officer who examined the damage. A small amount of money changed hands and we continued on our way.