Ghanayan funerals are the pits if you are recovering from malaria, what happens is they erect this huge sound system on the street and play crap music at unbelievable volume for 36 hrs non stop.
Where is the usual power cut when you need it?
Electricity is sporadic to say the least but they always seem to have it for funerals, sometimes you get a cut for just 10min,, enough thaat you just get off to sleep, then you are thrown out of bed by the bass throbbing and the windows vibrating,
fair enough people should have a good time at a funeral thought I,
so at 3 am unable to sleep I ventured out on the street to see what kind of a party was going on, what party!!!!!! the streets were deserted apart from a DJ asleep on top of the bass speakers.
It was at this point I considered getting blacked up and full camofluage and launching a commando raid on the electric supply.
Hopefully ouur next post will be from Kenya, we will see
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Glad to see your wry outlook on life has survived the malaria. Having just visited father christmas @ Harrods (one of the few free ones, and they get a book) with 2 five year olds boys, the description of the funeral seems a walk in the park. Sean had some sense bringing you the Fray Bentos pie - he knew you would need feeding up. Hope the flight leaves on the right day - rest up when you get there.
Malaria?
is that the new hit on Radio Ghana?
Still waiting to know where will meet you in this future time, please Pete (a.k.a. VideoKilledtheRadioStar ViceMarshall) write me to oreganouk@yahoo.es
Hope you are better now.
Malaria comes back more often than the mother-in-law......enjoy!!
From miserable london a very merry xmas to you both. And an interesting new year.
Love
John & Elaine
PS Let us know when you are going to be somewhere warm and civilised and we'll make the effort to bring more bacon
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