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The Sloth and Washboard Phenomena

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Ooh “cryptic” I hear you say to yourselves. Could it be that: a). David and Jillian came across a Latin American dwelling arboreal mammal in the middle of West Africa? b). Their days became so mundane that they resorted to telling you about their intimate – albeit slow – hand washing of garments? c). They happened to meet the elusive Woolite™-wielding-clothes-washing-snail-paced-hairy creature of the Ghanaian savannah in their travels!? d). None of the above I guess you will just have to read on to find the answer. The anticipation is palpable. As the previous entry not-so-subtly alludes to (and the photos give away) we embarked on a short getaway to “the Rest of Ghana” a couple of months or so ago. From Bole to Mole, through Walewale, Dawadawa, Wakawaka, and around Tongo, Bango, Bingo, and Ningo we went. Skirting Damongo, Pwalugu, Wulugu, Sumbrungu, Pigu, we arrived at Sirigu….and then the home stretch via Jambo, Jombo, Jimbo to Ho and Hohoe! It’s as if we had driven straigh...