Sailing – Ghana

I think my friend Bill and I are two of the very few people in wheelchairs that sailed on a Chinese Junk in Africa. This ship has an interesting story.

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Its builder had a dream, or perhaps a vision. As in the “Field of Dreams” movie, this man became obsessed with building something. In this case, it was a ship rather than a baseball field. He had never built a boat before, but was driven by some invisible force to build this one.

A ship sails with Gene and friends. Gene wears a hat and blue shirt, in the stern.From left to right, we have Bruce, Bill, Ellen and Jacque. — That’s me, in the hat and blue shirt, in the stern.

A group of people sitting together on a boat in Ghana — From left to right, we have Bruce, Bill, Ellen and Jacque.

Gene on a boat in Ghana near the stern while in his wheel chair — I got a bit warm and had to be watered down.

Gene with friends and family on a boat in Ghana. — That’s Bill on the left, Bruce at the tiller, and Ellen with the kids.

Two men lifting Gene from a rowboat. — That’s me being lifted up to the deck from the rowboat. If you look at the picture on top, you can see that it is quite a lift, particularly from an unstable rowboat.

interior galley of the boat in Ghana, Africa. — This is the galley.