Brenu Beach Lodge Cape Coast

... bad when we were just running as a single group.<br>Holy cow when we had to pass another group.<br>It. <br>Was. <br>Insane.<br><br>So finally we (minus the older woman) managed to break free from the massive mob of runners.<br>(someone had gotten a hold of the guy who we were meeting, not really sure how though because a cell phone conversation in the mob would have been impossible)<br>Well, while we were waiting for him to come and meet us where we were, another woman ...

... that the hotel sat on. <br>Out of control Africa. <br>Out. <br>Of. <br>Control.<br>And it wasn&#8217;t even like this lake situation was gated off or anything. <br>Oh no. <br>These crocodiles could come on land, everything.<br>There was a bar and restaurant there that sat right on the lake; it was beautiful. <br>The lake was surrounded by banana trees. (I can&#8217;t express how exciting seeing a banana tree was. I have pictures)<br>So we sat down to eat at this restaurant which served ...

... use Ghana&#8217;s version of a charter bus. <br>At first I thought had thought that everyone was staring at us because we were in a charter bus and there were not a whole lot of those on the roads. <br>After having learned that abrouni means white I realized that people were not staring at us because of the bus, they were staring because we were a bus full of white people. <br><br>(Apparently in Ghana it is completely okay to point and shout abrouni at someone who is ...

... community drumming rehearsals on Tuesday and Wednesday. These are big groups of people that gather from local villages to play music every couple of weeks. There are specific people who drum, and the rest of the people dance and sing. Because I was new to the group, I played axatse (shaker) and danced. While it is always fun to get together and play music, these groups also act as life insurance for the villagers. Instead of paying money to a company, the villagers pay dues ...

... park of the resort.<br><br>When the sun started to rise the following morning I was able to get a good look at this place. Our tent was pitched on the beach, near some shady coconut palms only meters from the crashing surf. Its an idyllic place that just called out for me to be very lazy and lye on the beach and swim in the surf. This is what I did for the next 2 days.<br><br>Night time at the resort was another story. In true African style, the service from the ...

... were given the choice of remaining in Java, moving to the Netherlands, or returning to Ghana. Many, having married Javanese women and had children, chose to remain in Java. When Indonesia gained its independence in 1949, many of their descendents, still loyal to the Dutch, moved to Holland. After perusing the museum's collection of pictures and artifacts, we hailed a cab for the ritziest spot in town. As backpackers, Alon and I could never afford to stay at the ...

... takes an hour. I pass the time watching the women wandering between buses, goods to sell stacked high on their heads, the quintessential African portrait. Jacob buys some water from a woman and later, I grab three small bags of plantain chips for breakfast. Finally, we roll out into the lush green countryside. If you are a Ghanaian businessperson having trouble turning a profit, a simple solution to your woes can be found in turning to the Lord. Name you ...

Hi hi. We thought while internet is availiable we would give a small update. Yesterday we went to Kakum national park. Did a canopy walk - go ape style platforms - 40m in the trees. Impressive. Then did a guided walk. Woop! Saw some large centipedes+millipedes and some colourful birds. Heading back to Afransi today, refreshed! Bye for now. Thanks for message. Now off to breakfast on the beach. Us x

... langsam och maten si sa dar men stallet ligger precis vid havet och det blaser sa underbart harligt dar och ljudet av vatten ar sa harligt att hora igen efter mina veckor mitt i ett land utan sjoar. Jag var ocksa turistade igar. Besokte Cape Coast Castle som byggdes och anvandes av danskarna och senare av hollandare och engelsman som sista anhalten for slavarna. Det finns en dorr ut mot havet som kallades for "The door with no return" dar slavarna lastades pa slavskeppen ...

... 16th and 19th centuries.  Hearing about what went on during that p**iod is horrifying enough.  To see the cells that hundreds and thousands of people w**e kept in for months on end is sickening.  It is enough to make one expect that Ghanaians would want little more to do with the British and the oth** European nations that w**e involved.  But we w**e amazed to see, that even in the middle of Cape Coast Castle's museum was a screen dedicated to the many positive things ...