The Almond Tree Guest House Elmina

... the strongest men of each different tribe to determine whose group would get the best spot to watch the trash can get thrown into the ocean. <br>Then they threw the massive trash can into the ocean <br>(which I am pretty sure symbolized them getting rid of the &#8216;bad&#8217; of the year)<br>After that there was a huge celebration where all the sweaty running people were dancing in the streets. <br><br>Definitely one of the coolest experiences I have yet to have in Ghana. <br>

... Ledzi is trying to fit as much into my brain as possible. We have a lot more songs to learn, and only 7 days to learn them, but Ledzi and I are both working as hard as we can. Now, it is time to practice what we learned today, and hopefully get a little sleep. While I am very excited to see you all very soon, I might just have to conveniently miss my flight (just for a couple years ... ) <br><br><br><br>Thanks again for reading about my trip,<br><br><br><br>Derek (Kwabla) Gray<br><br>

... and on a packed dance space. As we danced people gather round saying ey-ya which means good job and lift and bob two fingers over you, they would also wipe our faces with 1 cedi Ghana bills. The colors, rhythms, sounds and overall feeling of joy, happiness and celebration were just what I expected. So special to get to take part in this celebration!<br><br>Yesterday we arrived at the Cape Coast and Takroradi which is where the Opong&#8217;s lived before they ...

... They had a pretty good thing going in Ghana and felt no need to travel halfway around the world to fight a war. The Dutch offered incentives. They would be treated like European soldiers, get the straw mattresses and spiffy uniforms the Europeans had and heck, they'd even get paid! What a deal! Still no takers. Finally, the Dutch figured it out. The Ashanti would not fight for Holland, but their domestic slaves were more than willing. Because slavery had ...

... men inte annars. Min rums &amp; jobbarkompis Maria togs in pa sjukhuset i mandags, det visade sig att hon troligtvis har haft "samma" malaria hela tiden och inte blivit sjuk fyra ganger. Medicinen funkar inte pa henne sa hon skulle fa det intravinost i tre dagar istallet. Hon var inte allvarligt sjuk men har kant sig halvhangig i tva manader. Jag fick lite daligt samvete over att jag lamnade henne men jag kan ju inte gora sa mycket. Jag var och halsade pa henne i ...

... in it. The door was no taller than me and no wider than my side profile. I had to turn to get through it. Once through it was as if I was looking out to the ends of the earth. I heard my ancestors telling me to "tell my story". A spirit moved over me and I was suddenly consumed in tears and thoughts. I heard the last cry of mother's to sons. Of fathers to daughters. Of husband and wife. Of brother ...

... Inside were different information displays about the park, how it came to be and what was contained within it. It talked a lot about the importance of preserving the rainforest in that region for habitat for the forrest elephant and other species that need a vast space and lots of foliage. Our tour guide (his name was "Original A.M.") subsequently took us on a hike up the hill so that we could get to the first of 6 stations of ...

... kind of hotel that one would pay hundreds of dollars for back home! It was right on the beach! Besides my standard Malta ( my fave drink in the WORLD), I had an awesome Sole fillet with Ghanian salsa and fried rice. The plates are huge here (no worries - I took pics of it all), and I was unable to finish it all! Before we left the beach, I had the chance to see African tide pools and walk with these awesome crabs. I also bought myself a cowrie shell ...

Brenu Beach Resort was set in an idyllic beachside location a short distance west of Elmia town with a pleasant beach bar and restaurant. The rough surf, crescent-shaped beach, fishing boats in the water, African voices singing in the kitchen, and goats as natural lawnmowers made for a perfect day at the beach. Or at least they would have made for a perfect day at the beach had I not spent most of it cooking and doing other camp ...

... month h**e to find it again.  Not what we'd call "easily accessible".  Still, the bottled Milk Stout is a pleasant alt**native.  (We w**e told yest**day that our great-great-grandfath**s w**e responsible for what we now see in Ghana.  Well, "Good one, Gramps - at least you got something right!") Mr R's favourite variation to earli** West African incarnations is finding women walking around with their heads piled high with bars of chocolate (and bags of pure wat**, and ...