The following is a series of snapshots of life on the streets of Accra and Tema, Ghana, West Africa.  I found the people to be open, friendly and with a strong religious foundation.

       
         Typical road block                             A Market

  
      Roadside Dinner                  International School of
                                                            Aviation  ?

     
     Fresh Coconuts                          Sunglasses anyone?

   

 one of the "Tuxedo Crows"        Typical roadside stand


       
        " The Bats of Accra"
           As for a little local folk lore....it is said that
           a chief of a northern part of the country, after
           a prolonged illness, was transported to the 
          military hospital in the Capitol of Accra.  This
            Chief was so beloved that the bats from his 
             tribal area followed him to Accra.  The bats 
           took up residence in the trees surrounding the
            Hospital.  The Chief did not survive but the 
              bats remain.......loyally awaiting his return.