Nature Calls

Today I went up to Owabi Wildlife Reserve, about 20 km west of Kumasi. It is pretty small, about 30 km square and it surrounds a huge reservoir that supplies Kumasi with a lot of its drinking water. You walk around with a guide and I was the only one there, following a severely cramped tro-tro ride. So Richard the guide and I walked all over the park. It is apparently really good for bird-watching, although it’s better in the early morning and I got there around noon. And I’m not exactly a huge bird-watcher. I did see some interesting birds and one mona monkey and we went to this huge bamboo forest that is called “the Cathedral” because it has these massive stands that shoot up and curve to form all these arches. Sorry for the crappy description. It was a great walk and it was so nice to get out of the city and not hear a car horn or music or people yelling and not having to breathe diesel fumes. It was well worth the trip and I think I might go back at some point.

Passing back through Kumasi, I saw we were down 2-0 to Switzerland heading into the 3rd. Not good. I also saw that the Americans lost to the Swedes in women’s hockey. That is a shocker to say the least. I was about ready to write off women’s hockey, seeing as there is absolutely no competition. I’m still not convinced, but we’ll see how the ladies fare against the Swedes on Monday. I was going to watch the game, but now I doubt I will as I’m pretty sure it will be a blowout.

Tomorrow, Maxwell and I are going back to a village we went to last week, so I won’t be posting this til I’m back from that.