It rains here! And not all roads are paved. This makes for some great mud puddles! These are truly some of the biggest I've ever seen. Fortunately, around Accra most major roads are paved. But when you get off the main roads, they are usually dirt.
In his travels, Gregg has found the very best mud in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and the Niger River Delta area of Nigeria. Mud holes can be deceptive, as you often don't know how deep they are. It is very reassuring to observe others enter and exit the puddle before you try it.
In several locations, Gregg and I have observed that muddy roads can be an opportunity for the entrepreneur. For example, on his recent trip to Liberia, a small pond next to the road was turned into a "Truck cleaning station!" The locals would encourage the driver to drive his vehicle into the pond where several individuals would quickly wash the caked mud off the vehicle for a small price. And for a very short moment, you could have a clean car. 
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