Jesse:
I will end my entries in this blog with a little hind-site in tabular form. Caryl will carry on from here. She's still experiencing Ghana.

I would also like to thank the Antione Family (Left to right: Dave, Margo, and Tanaquil) for picking me up at Newark Airport and watching the car for 2.5 weeks.

What I wish I'd brought:

• laundry detergent tablets
• sunscreen
• two 512M cards for the camera instead of the 1G (faster uploads at the internet cafe')
• another hat
• under ware made of synthetic fabric
• more nylon shirts
  
• synthetic fabric swimming trunks
  
• Solar charger for my stuff
• 120-240 adapters for the shortwave radio
• a jacket for 40 degree weather in Amsterdam and possibly Newark
• gifts to dash Ghanaian friends (no hats for the US world cup team)
  
• ham radio stuff
• natural anti-diarrhea medication (herbals)
  

What I wished I'd left at home:

• The big black shoes I didn't wear.
• Boxer under ware (briefs are cooler)
  
• extra dress shirts
• prejudices and misconceptions about Africans and Africa

What I'm Glad I had:

• "marine" tactical hat
• REI camp pants and shirts
  
• Acidofolis pearls (that don't require refrigeration.)
• Swiss army knife
• prescription polarized shades
• noise canceling headphones for the plane trip
  
• a patient wife