Five hours later and we arrive at Mpraeso, via famous Linda Dor’s rest-stop on the Accra-Kumasi road. At our destination we check into the hotel we used last time out, and then pop by the local forestry offices to announce our intentions, and to see if we can camp atop Mt Odwenanoma once again. A great welcome awaited, and aside from granting us all the permission we needed, director Jonathan gave us directions to an area of forest that we’d not visited before, the Northern Ridge East. Well, it sounded new....
We popped up the mountain to check with the local caretakers of the “visitor centre”, arranged to hire one room, and to pitch 3 tents. And all for the bargain same price as one room at the “cheap” hotel. Whilst we were chatting, a spotted flycatcher made an appearance in a small mossy-branched tree next to the caretakers’ house.
Photo above: View of Nkawkaw from Odwenanoma MountainJapheth, Nicholas and I took a wander down the hill with George ahead waiting in the car. A useful exercise to tune in to some of the calls we expect to hear tomorrow morning. Sharpe’s apalis, olive-green camaroptera, grey longbill, Sabine’s puffback and green hylia just a few of the calls heard, and on a telephone line strung beside the track another spotted flycatcher is seen hunting the same flying beasties as a nearby little grey flycatcher.
Then a last supper (I hope not!) at a resto before we endeavour to cater for ourselves over the next few days.
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