Akwidaa, Ghana Travel Blogs

Peace on the Beaches of Ghana
Jul 1, 2006 (24 photos)

... . Never before, in all of our combined travels, have we found such an untouched beach. We are near the village of Akwidaa which sits on a sandy beach lined with coconut-bearing palm trees. A mangrove forest lines the back side of the village, providing ...

Hard at work
Nov 14, 2008 (10 photos)

It has been a few days since I have had a pen. We have had a fairly busy week, at least compared to last week. We are currently evaluating the night hike guides. There are two of them (and we love both of them) so we went on mock tours with them, then on ...

Volunteering
Nov 4, 2008 (7 photos)

Today we had our parade in Akwidaa village. For all the reminding we did yesterday it seems to have been pointless. Nobody  was prepared! We went to the junior secondary school beforehand to help them make signs for the parade but all we had was ...

No worries
Jun 20, 2007

... you Yoopers! TODTWD   TODTWD is "Take Our Daughter to Work Day". It's a program that Peace Corps Volunteers in Ghana do to encourage girls to continue their education past primary school, avoid getting pregnant, and above all, to DREAM! There ...

My last few days at Green Turtle
Nov 28, 2008 (18 photos)

I knew I would regret writing about how my skin was so African now in that last entry. That very day I had put on sunscreen and sat in the shade all day, never once in the sun, and still burned. We figured it was because of these antibiotics I took the ...

Another day in paradise
Nov 5, 2008 (9 photos)

I woke at 4am for the first light turtle watch. The sky was still very dark with no moon and few stars to brighten it. Emmanuel and I had to wake Annette as her alarm didn't go off. She sleeps in the dorm so I hesitated near the door, then decided to ...

Back to work
Nov 11, 2008

... I think that would be misleading. Anyway, our day in town was pretty uneventful until the ride back. The tro tro from Agona to Akwidaa sat for at least an hour waiting to fill up before leaving the station. Then it was so over-packed we were skeptical it ...

One last day on my beach
Nov 29, 2008 (4 photos)

Today is my last full day at the lodge. I could really use a few more weeks here. I had a good night hanging out with the guests and chatting up Ansah last night. I'm going to miss his strange conversations. I went on the night hike with Emmanuel and ...

Storms and rumours
Nov 19, 2008 (13 photos)

... phone and no money we got back on a tro to Agona. Unfortunately when we got there we were the only two people waiting for the Akwidaa tro. An hour later it was still just us and it was incredibly hot so we got out to walk around the markets. As we were ...

Big adventures and fighting boredom
Nov 23, 2008 (12 photos)

... slightly off-white around the ever increasing freckles. Victor, our project mentor, commented one day on how I have grown accustomed to Ghana's weather. I noticed too that I seem to sweat less (though I am still sweating a lot) and I don't find the heat ...

Volunteering
Nov 4, 2008 (4 photos)

... up in a sweat and then have to shuffle around and try to cool down before sleeping again. After breakfast we walked to Akwidaa village, about 25 minutes walk up the beach, where we visited three schools. We talked to the head teachers about the parade ...

On to paradise
Nov 2, 2008 (3 photos)

Last night Tom left me with the first batch of arrivals from the airport at a really good restaurant in Accra, called Venus. Everyone seemed to think I was the expert as I had the most Ghanaian experience in the group, having been there one entire day. We ...

Akwidaa
Mar 20, 2006 (22 photos)

... over the last couple of weeks as we have become more involved in the local community around the Takoradi/Dixcove area of the Ghana coast. After a very enjoyable trip to Beyin to see one of the old colonial era slave/trading forts that dot the coast here ...

Volunteering
Nov 7, 2008 (5 photos)

Today we painted sign boards for the village entrance. "Welcome to Akwidaa Traditional Area" on the main sign, and then a sign below that listing the ecotours you can do here, including turtle conservation, canoe trips through the mangroves, and rainforest ...

Eco-Lodge, Picturesque beach and Och Tamale
Jul 27, 2009 (37 photos)

... , primarily put on for the benefit of the tourist in the area it was a wonderful evening. There is a local Rasta-man in Akwidaa that organizes the cultural performances. It was fun to join in on the dancing and enjoy the magical rhythm of the drumming. The ...