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| Accra with high school pal, Victoria |
We returned last week from a quick trip to Ghana for a little R&R and had a blast. All African countries are not the same. Ghana = futuristic. I suppose it is relative to living in Mali, but it sure seemed as if we went fast-forward into the future as we drove toward Accra. We went the budget route, and took a non-airconditioned 45-hour bus through Burkina Faso to Accra, Ghana complete with pitching a tent and camping on the Burkina/Ghana border waiting for the border to open for the day. We stayed in Accra for a few days, ate ice cream and sea food, went to a great concert, and visited a friend of mine from high school in Lincoln, NE who is now working in Accra. Following Accra we went down the coast to Cape Coast to spend 5 days at the beach. Cape Coast has a rich and tragic history of colonization and being a slave trade hub, so we managed to squeeze in a slave castle tour. I do not think we will take a 45 hour bus again, but would definitely recommend Ghana as a destination.
Bands from the concert:
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| Alliance Français in Accra (outdoor concert venue) |
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| Rainforest in Kakum Natl. Park |
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| Canopy walk above the rainforest |
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| Dutch slave castle in Elmina |
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| Castle courtyard |
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| West Indies Trading Co. logo |
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| Tiny room for starving misbehaving slaves to death |
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| Anna (way too happy about all this) |
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| 3,000,000 slaves passed through this small doorway, now covered with iron bars, over the span of 300 years onto boats headed to America, the Caribbean, and Indonesia |
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| Boat building seen from the ramparts of the castle |
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| Bridge over the castle moat |
FORTY FIVE HOURS? I want to know more. How many stops were there? That is insane.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed yourselves.
Seriously, I echo Renee's shock. You guys' adventurousness amazes me more every time I hear about what you're doing. 45 hours..
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you had a fun vacation!
yeah, it was great seeing you guys in accra!! :)
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