On visiting the UK in November I realised how fortunate I am to have decided to retire to Ghana. It was so lovely to feel warm without the central heating and be able to go outside without wrapping up like an eskimo and it wasn't even that cold!
The 3 weeks seemed to pass quite slowly and when I got back I felt that I had been away for ages until I looked at the schedule on the TV and saw that it was almost the same as when I left.
When we decided to settle here we made sure that we installed a back up solar system for the power to compensate for the frequent powercuts. These are particularly bad at the moment and it is strange to look out on the estate where we live and see the other houses in darkness and all our lights on. It is annoying to have to keep going outside to switch from one source of power to the other but not as annoying as not having power for hours on end.
Now that I am back I am looking forward to really settling in to a life in Ghana and establishing links with different organisations and getting involved in life here as there seems to be a lot going on and it is an exciting time to be here.
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