Trip to the bush

3 days weekend - long and tiring, but very fun one. First – what’s the bush? Well… “the bush”, “the jungle” or “middle of nowhere” is the place (a Ghananian timber factory) where all the other trainees in Ghana (working for the same company) are at these days. Some of them still hope to come back to the city where they normally work, but the spirits of the forest might have other plans with them. ;-)

The trip started with an almost 10 hour’s drive (including stops and trying to figure out the way to the jungle) and ended with a desperate search for petrol at night (9 pm) after we kept discovering closed petrol stations – was just like an oasis – here it is…oh no, it’s not - it's closed!

Conversation between Stevan and a taxi driver on our way there:

Stevan: "Excuse me, this is the way to Kumasi?"

Taxi driver: "yes, yes"

Stevan: "Ok, thank you"

Taxi driver: "I love you"

The trip was possible by the great power of The Red Thunder - the trustworthy car that has proved itself better than a Patrol or any other car that thinks it’s cool. It has won our lives and

our love forever. :-)

So what is there to do once you get to the bush? "Not much", my friends who have been living there for the past few months would say, but since it was our first time, there were a lot of new and interesting stuff to discover. For example Saturday we've seen the inside of the timber factory - all the work processes involved - interesting stuff.

The afternoon was chillin at the poll. Really cool - especially the scenary of the tropical forest!

Next day we went in the forest where they cut the trees. It didn't really felt good seeing the trees being cut - but then again it looks like the forest is under very specifc regulations- they cut trees, but they also have to plant, they have a map of the forest with all trees and species and cut in such a way that it can grow back. Well..it creates jobs, furniture and wood stuff and of course money for the nation. hehe

I was a bit scared I will get knocked dead by a falling tree, but it was fine - everyone is ok - yeah, they know how to cut it and everything, but "Believe me, I know what i'm doing" is one of the most famous last words. ;-P