Our trip to Ghana- part I

Only a few meltdowns from this cutie pie.

Our first glimpse of Ghana from the air.

We are so close.

Notice the sun peaking through the window.

Over 24 hours since we left home and we are still on the plane!!!

Movies in the headrests really saved us on the flights

Athena felt so grown up with her eyemask.

It was a long flight with lots of sleeping.

We were all excited to be on the plane.

We have over 700 pictures from our amazing trip to Ghana in West Africa. So, I will attack it in parts. Here goes: I was smart enough to keep a journal of our daily events. I hope you can experience a little of the grand adventure we had over there. Day one was full with just the plane rides there. Athena had been on a plane before, but it was Avi's first time. At just three years old, I was a little worried that it would be rough. But the ride there was pretty drama free. It really helped that British Airways has a TV in every seat back with TV and endless movies... Someone was thinking of our family. Our first flight into London was 10 hours, and then 6 hours more to Accra. Our flight into Ghana was delayed due to the fact that President George Dubya arrived 3 hours before us. What a weird coincidence. It took us over 24 hours to get there. I must say that I am amazed that Avi only struggled in Heathrow. I think seeing the wide open space in the concord really showed him what he had been missing for over 12 hours. He settled down by the time we arrived in Accra. It was after eleven o'clock at night when we arrived. Man, was the heat and humidity oppressive. I am used to heat, living in Arizona requires some tolerance. I am just not used to 100% humidity. It was hard on all of us, and took some getting used to. So, day one and a half is finished. Next up: day two and beyond!