Burkina Faso, April 4-7

One of the goals of this trip was to visit a place that neither Nancy nor I had ever been to. With that in mind, we headed for Ghana's French-speaking neighbor to the north, Burkina Faso. In the capital of Ouagadougou, we were welcomed by John and Rose, friends of our friends, Ken & Mimi, from Eugene, Oregon. Rose works for the Peace Corps, while John teaches at the international school and freelances as a journalist. They were incredible hosts! Burkina is even hotter than Ghana, with daytime highs reaching 110 degrees! In addition to the differences in the weather and the langauge, Burkina has a decidedly different feel than Ghana. Burkinabe, like Ghanaians, are wonderfully warm people. There are even more motor scooters there than in Tamale. In these photos: a traditional painted house (as seen in southern Burkina), street scenes, a typical house compound, and our great hosts, John and Rose!