Yesterday we spent the day traversing the entire Ghane from west to east - after a visit to the Kumasi Bosumtwe and we could not refuse to see the highest mountains in Ghana, located on the east, near the border with Togo. As it happened, from nowhere on our route was not the way to us, so we left it at the end.
Our first idea for this journey is to hire a taxi. But we thought it was, however, too expensive.
The second idea - to find a bus service running directly between Kumasi and Hoho. Tro - Tro fall, because it has very little space, plus rucksack to keep you under their feet, and these vans hurry like mad and travel has not made them safe for us in August. Unfortunately, the bus or not we found - we visited three car parks in Kumasi, but no one on any of us affirmed that such a bus exists at all (which does not mean that there is, can these people we interviewed were not aware of this) .
Since the first and second idea is not burned out, was the third, which first went to Accra (approximately 260 km) and later from Accra to Hoho (another 230 km). Of course, with our favorite company STC. Here the case was made easier because the STC has your own station and there is information and cash.
So yes - it goes, at 8.00 am. No, only to Accra. Yes, you can buy tickets before departure. Yes, we are in time for sure, Accra is another bus at 15.00. Yes, going no longer than 6 hours. Morning all went smoothly, the bus already gone to 8.15. Only it was not a bus, only autobusik (a kind of minibus, and like a bus for 35 people), but it is air conditioned. It's interesting, but most new buses ply here (both the STC and other companies with inspiring titles like 'VVIP' or 'Excellent Express' is a Chinese production, which brands do not occur in Europe.) We were surprised initially, with a distance of 260 km lasts until 6 hours, because the roads in Ghana are rather decent. After 3 hours of driving, some 80 km from Accra began to rebuild the road (which of course carries Chinese company). It looks so that the formed (and indeed does not arise, because although the day was working on did not see ANY ANY stretch of the worker), a branch of the road, while the other serves as a passage for heavy equipment and normal wear and tear. The effect of this is that, with the whole stretch of road construction (any good they were doing 50 km in one go), there is practically no asphalt (because it destroyed the equipment to build a second line of the road) and goes off after bumpy road at a speed of 30 km / h. Later, we happened to congestion in Accra and in the place we were at the station STC 14.40. R marched proudly to the cashier to buy tickets for another bus - to Hoho (drivin 'a per day). Well, it turned out that in Accra STC are two railway stations, and the other is in a totally different part of the city, about 30 minutes taxi. Staying the night in Accra was not an option, just look for another coach, another company (what, where?), So fast decision - we call that second train, translate, with a delay and that there waiting for us, because there is no other connection etc. During this time, charged into the Accommodation tax and quickly into the second station. We were able to arrive at 15.20 so, of course autobusik waited. A train is wonderfully located, namely in the middle of the biggest bazaar in Accra, between stalls with toilet paper and some food, so it does not own we could find (for people who have used the Railway Stadium Avoid security loopholes before moving out Europe Fair - you know what I mean).
There turned out the bus, yes, it is, but always a little different than in the STC. Namely, had the eye for 25 years and proud of the word "Marcopolo. Again, unknown brand:) Everything just cleared - the bus is "ordinary bus, but a ticket costs half of what the air-conditioned, so it pays to, no? Of course, the way
zaliczylismy still plugs in Accra, but tens of kilometers beyond the city began to ride longer normal (normal as normal, the engine bre, so that he could not talk with the person sitting before the government.) Along the way, we stayed on the bridge over the River Volta, a little below the Akosombo and built in the 60s Twentieth century dam, which supplies electricity throughout Ghana. Moments later the sun went down, and we drove into the area of \u200b\u200bthe mountains. Strange Advance - the terrain is flat, and suddenly it grew out of the 800-meter mountain? hill?, and around him flat. Also began to storm - not a storm - lightning nawalaly sharply, but there was no wind and no rain. In addition, we have seen twice as lightning hit in the equatorial forest, causing the fire. So dark the circumstances - lightning - fire - lightning - dark, after 2 hours, about 21 got to Hoho.
Of course it was already dark, dimly lit town, we managed to find out where the only bus stops and on which you re-take the undergroung (about 3:30 in the morning - a great time, no?). Looked for the accommodation from the list of recommendations LP and quickly to sleep. Fortunately, air-conditioned room, So we even managed to stay warm in the night.
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