Schedule and Flights

  Mon Jan 06  7:00am PDX-5h24m->JFK 3:24pm   Delta 451  (47m layover)
              4:20pm JFK-9h40m->ACC 7:00am+1 Delta 156
  Tue Jan 07  arrive 7am, check into hotel, rest
  Wed Jan 08  explore Accra, warmup ride with Daniel Ashrifie
  Thu Jan 09  explore Accra
  Fri Jan 10  Day  1   ride motorcycles 425 km  Accra, Ghana → Kintampo, Ghana
  Sat Jan 11  Day  2   ride motorcycles 407 km  Kintampo, Ghana →Hamile, Ghana
  Sun Jan 12  Day  3   ride motorcycles 354 km  Hamile, Ghana →Koudougou, Burkina Faso
  Mon Jan 13  Day  4   ride motorcycles 530 km  Koudougou, Burkina Faso  → Segou, Mali
  Tue Jan 14  Day  5   ride motorcycles 493 km  Segou, Mali → Toukoto, Mali
  Wed Jan 15  Day  6   ride motorcycles 620 km  Toukoto, Mali → Tambacounda, Senegal
  Thu Jan 16  Day  7   ride motorcycles 488 km  Tambacounda, Senegal → Dakar, Senegal
  Fri Jan 17  Day  8   ride motorcycles 505 km  Dakar, Senegal → Tambacounda, Senegal
  Sat Jan 18  Day  9   ride motorcycles 281 km  Tambacounda, Senegal → Kayes, Mali
  Sun Jan 19  Day 10   ride motorcycles 544 km  Kayes, Mali → Bamako, Mali
  Mon Jan 20  Day 11   ride motorcycles 342 km  Bamako, Mali → Tingrela, Côte d'Ivoire
  Tue Jan 21  Day 12   ride motorcycles 436 km  Tingrela, Côte d'Ivoire → Bouake, Côte d'Ivoire
  Wed Jan 22  Day 13   ride motorcycles 347 km  Bouake, Côte d'Ivoire → Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
  Thu Jan 23  Day 14   ride motorcycles 524 km  Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire → Accra, Ghana
  Fri Jan 24  contingency day / explore Ghana / shopping
  Sat Jan 25  contingency day / explore Ghana / shopping
  Sun Jan 26  contingency day / explore Ghana / shopping
  Mon Jan 27  10:15pm ACC-6h35m->AMS   5:50am KLM 590 (4h35m layover in Amsterdam)
              10:25am AMS-10h0m->PDX  11:25am KLM 615

Stay in Accra

During my stay in Accra, I plan to stay at the Van Der Salle hotel in Haato at 253 Haatso-Atomic Rd, Haatso, Ghana. However, I also have invitations from Daniel Ashrifie and from my friend Leonid Brown Maclean's sister, Anastasia, so I might stay some of the nights with them.

Along the route

The route described above is Daniel Ashrifie's plan, but the actual details might differ. Often motorcycle trips like this encounter delays due to flat tire, accident, illness, etc. So I'm not certain about which hotels we will stay at along the way nor exactly which cities/towns we will stop in each night.

Entry into Burkina Faso

Nominally Jan 12 from Ghana

Entry into Mali

Nominally Jan 13 from Burkina Faso and again on Jan 18 from Senegal

Entry into Côte d'Ivoire

Nominally Jan 20 from Mali

Entry into Ghana

Airport arrival Jan 7 and again on Jan 14 from Côte d'Ivoire