First it didn’t seem like we were ever going to arrive. Our plane to Accra was pushed back from the gate only to discover that there was a mechanical problem (again!). The left wing de-icer was malfunctioning. It took about an hour for Delta to decide this plane wasn’t going to get fixed anytime soon. But they had another plane available. (This was fortunate since the next flight to Ghana was on Monday — which would make us 72 hours late). So off we loaded onto people movers and moved to another terminal and gate where a new plane a waited. With all the moving about and getting the plane ready we didn’t leave until 9pm almost 5 hours late. But we got an expedited take off ( we passed 9 planes waiting to take and took off without waiting in line). They also used extra fuel and cut an hour off the scheduled flight time. This was all good because the crew would almost be at their maximum on duty time when we landed at Accra. And if the crew was expected to max out then the flight would haveto be cancelled.

The flight once we were airborne was uneventful. I slept ( although not well ) almost the entire flight. We landed in Accra at 11:15 cleared immigration picked up our bags and then cleared customs. We then met our driver and then were on our way at 12:30

As always travel is an adventure. Our flight from Hartford to JFK is cancelled so our trip out is delayed 24 hours.

A bit of a bummer but the delay gives us time to catch our breaths and get a good nights sleep. The airline is paying for our hotel tonight — so that’s nice.

Tommorrow we will drive to JFK in the morning (not wanting to risk another flight delay)

But for now God seems to be telling us to slow down and catch our breath.