As March comes to a close and folks back home are wondering when they'll have shoveled their last shovelfuls of snow, here in Ghana, we are eagerly awaiting the end of the hot stretch and the start of the rains. Unlike the northern part of the country, where it's either the dry season or the rainy season without much in between, here in Kumasi, there is a little more of a transition period. So it storms one night and then we go without rain for a few days before it storms again. The storms we've experienced so far have been wild! So far, we have not been caught out in one yet, though we came close the other day. We set out to run some errands and Elliot fell asleep in his car seat, so we decided to drive around and do some exploring. We got a ways off the main road in a neighborhood south of town when we looked back towards the city to see heavy, black clouds closing in. We took off for home and made it back with minutes to spare before the skies opened up on us. I think we were all happier to be watching the storm from the front porch than through the car windows!! Here are some pictures. As you'll see, the camera makes it almost look more like a blizzard than a rainstorm!
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