Day 5 Bogoro to Asubone (62km)

Another early start as today was going to be long and expected to be a very hot day as today we would cycle from the hill top town of Begoro, DOWN to the fishing village at Asubone on the shore of Lake Volta.

The St. Monica's Guest House was "simple" and basic but at least had running water (a cold tap about 2 ft above a shower cubicle), a bed and fan.  

We started on tarmac roads and after 7km we turned onto the dirt tracks once more. As well as rocks lower down there was deep sand and this was very hard to keep cycling through. The landscape now changed with large boulders littering the landscape. It was as if they had fallen from another planet, without the lush vegetation it would look rather lunar. This became a great day cycling with views across the Lake Volta.

At lunch time we stopped at the small town of Mpaan, a satellite of Kwahu-Tafo where the chief of drums introduced us to the local chief and the custom of exchanging a gift of Schnappes. The Chief, Elders and all of the Cyclists took part in the ceremony taking one sip for ourselves and spilling one on the floor for our ancestors.



At shore level the sand made progress very difficult and before too long we were all fed up of losing balance and falling off.

My brother Neil on the rough stuff

We passed a couple of resettlement villages established due to the flooding of the Volta some 40 years ago. These were really run down and unlike other poor villages had no soul and were very sad to see.

At the end of the cycle we were greeted by the people of Asubone, a small fishing village at our campsite on the shore of Lake Volta. This village was far more vibrant. The houses were built in a different style.

We were overnight camping! The shower facilities were a bucket of water with very a small screen and an audience of the entire village!!!!.

We have now completed 375 kilometres and we are very close to Kwahu-Tafo with only 25 Kilometres to go tomorrow morning.

Gary