I just came back from a very long but also very short trip just a few days ago. I was speaking to @fashtioluwa about how exhausting it was and he started to call me Kwaku the traveler, funny.😂 For this trip, I was required to journey all the way to another part of the country on behalf of my company. The good part of this was that, I didn’t go alone and this was a place I hadn’t been to before. So, it was more like a new experience to me.
We set off very early in the morning which was very unlike me. If you know me, you’d know I would never travel during the day unless it’s urgent. All my trips are at night so that I can get time to sleep and enjoy the quiet. Traveling during the day is just not my thing because of all the noise and heat from the sun. I thought this journey would be a fun one and it was, for some part of the journey. We knew how to get to our destination but nothing prepared us for what was to come after we had changed buses twice.
There was no straight vehicle to this place unlike many other places we travel to. It was a town that was very secluded and closer to the boarder of Cote d’ivoire. We had to hop on our first two buses to get to the main station where we could get a bus to the community. Guys, the road from the station to the community was a total disaster. The bus could literally somersault and that would be the end of us all.
The last three hours of our journey were really frustrating and sad to me in a way. These are the parts of our country no one speaks about. This road leads to one of the largest communities producing cash crops which are mostly exported. Meaning, the road is used by both citizens, non-citizens and even our almighty politicians. I even had to ask someone from there if they’re going to vote this December cos the government needs to do better with their roads.
But, aside this the experience was very great. We were treated really nicely and oh my, the environment was beautiful. There was greenery everywhere and you should see the mountains and how breathtaking they looked. I went there for business and I came back after business. But, even though in a way I wouldn’t want to go back there again because of the road, I know I will most definitely be going back there in a few days or weeks time. Now, the plan is to use a different route.
I hope you enjoyed reading, thanks for your time.
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