Kakum and Elmina Revisited

Monday, August 3rd.

We were up and off by six. Eric drove us out of Accra towards Kakum National Park. En route we picked up Fredrick, Thomas Baafi's son. The drive was long and bumpy as usual. We stopped at Anomabo Beach Resort for breakfast. Really nice place on the rough, misty coast. We ordered and then enjoyed the sound of the waves, the smell of the surf and the misty vistas. Food was good too. Then we continued on to Kakum. There was a misty rain when we arrived. After snooping in the shops we all, except Vanda, headed up to the canopy walk. It was great, not crowded and not rushed. Obed and Marie were nervous but we all got through it. Then we headed on to The Crocodile Hansen Botel for lunch. We ordered and then walked around taking photos of crocs and the weaver birds. Lunch took forever for everyone to get served. From there we headed to the Elmina Slave Castle and took a tour. The weather was still cloudy so the pictures are not as good as last year. On the way home I asked Eric to stop at Cape Coast Castle to show the group the view of the fishing village, but you have to be up on the wall of the castle for the view, so we headed home. It was a long drive back and when we got to Accra it was dark and there was lots of traffic. We finally arrived at 8:30, a fourteen hour day, but everyone was very happy with all the sights. We had a quick dinner. I had ground nut soup with chicken. Diane and I stayed up and had a beer and talked about our projects. Then she went off to bed and I sat by the pool typing and finishing my beer.