For too many Ghanaians, there just isn't enough business to keep busy, so instead of figuring out economics, they just subsist and that means frequent naps and just plain hanging around (reminds me of American youth who don't know the value of work). I don't believe Ghanaians are a lazy people, but they refuse to change their economics so that's what it looks like -- a perpetual siesta, or just chit chatting waiting for customers.
Then there are those roadside attractions/vendors that just make Ghana, Ghana.
Cell phone credit vendor is given away by the umbrella
Clothing
Multiple vendors
Empty vendor booths near the toll booth
Lower class vendor booths
One of the water factories -- While there is bottled water in the country (there is no water distribution system for potable water), most use little plastic bags of drinkable water that holds half a liter. This is one of the drinking water factories near Ayikuma.
And finally a couple of shots of transporting people.
First the full!! trotro (private bus that's cheaper than a taxi, but you pay in smells and being squished). They'll load these Asian mini-vans that normally hold 8 with 12 people by installing folding chairs and the like. It doesn't look fun, though Mariah got around on them a couple of times.
Here's the trotro's "hustler" -- the guy who drums up business by calling out his destination, takes the peoples fare and tells the driver when to stop to offload someone.
And the friendly school bus that got us to/from work nearly everyday -- what fun!! It held up to 35 people!
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