Ghana... a wonderland of wonderous wonders

It's amazing how different countries in West Africa can be. Since I saw skittles in a store in Cotonou I knew we weren't in Niger anymore. Now in Ghana there are things non-existant in Niger, like nice dogs!


Ok, I'll let Kesley explain what we've been up to

"Hello again from Ghana!Since I last wrote in Cotonou, things are going well. We spent took a day trip on Tuesday to Ouidah where we saw a cool national history museum (for Benin, though previously where they held slaves for the slave trade), a python temple, complete with pythons that they put around our necks, and walked the Route of the Slaves, 4 km all the way to the ocean. We were super excited to see the ocean and walked in it but could not swim even if we wanted to....there was a crazy undertow.Wednesday we spent the whole day traveling from Cotonou past Accra in Ghana to Big Milly's Backyard, a beach resort in Kokrobite, Ghana. We had a beautiful room and stayed for two days, relaxing on the beach and soaking up the fine Ghanian sun. Of course, because I was so ridiculously white from covering up in the Muslim countries (Niger and Benin), I unfortunately burned my legs kinda badly and I am paying for it today! Today we got up early in Kokrobite, took one last stroll down the beach, and left for Cape Coast. Our tro-tro (basically a van with many seats) broke down and we had to get another one, but luckily we weren't on the side of the road all that long.We have walked around Cape Coast today, a beautiful little coastal town, and visited the Castle here, one of the main posts for the slave trade. They took us into the dungeons where 250-300 slaves were kept in a tiny room with one little window.....you can't even imagine what it must have been like for them. They would be kept there for two-three months at a time, waiting for the slave ship. The women were often raped and would kill their babies so that they would not be slaves. It was really sad to hear about it all.Tomorrow we are taking a day trip to Kakum National Park where there is a canopy walkway 300 ft. above the forest floor. Should be interesting for Jeremy.....he is afraid of heights! We might hire a car for the day so we can also go to Elmina, where another large fort is. Sunday we will head to Dixcove to stay at the Green Turtle, an eco-friendly beach resort!"

All the best, until my next update.