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Driving back to the city
Slept in today but was still able to make it to the breakfast buffet at the hotel. We put in our order for lunch at the hotel restaurant since we were not leaving until around 2 pm. After breakfast took a short walk along the beach in front of the hotel. There is no way you could swim on this beach just because of the undertow and rocks although it …
Man's Inhumanity to Man and the Beauty of Nature
Today we were on the van by 6 am for the 3 hour drive to Elmina, which is located to the west of Accra, right on the coast. We were staying at a pretty posh beach resort called Coconut Grove Resort for the evening. After breakfast our first stop of the day was at Elmina Castle. At the castle we received a tour by Atu who was amazing. He gave us the …
Ghana (Takoradi, Elmina, Cape Coast, etc.)
Adrianjl stayed here on Feb 9, 2011 during their trip titled: Adrian's Travel Blog.
Climbing Fort St. Jago
A couple of weeks ago, to find much-needed solitude for some hard-core writing, I traveled up to Elmina to see whether the warmth of the sandy beaches and the calm of the Atlantic could inspire me in the way I longed.
Elmina is my destination of choice for this kind of trip--it is merely 3 hours outside of the city of Accra and so markedly …
Slave Castles
We visited the slave castles this weekend. I had no idea what I was in store for. I mindlessly went on the guided tour and found myself learning about my ancestors. To describe the scene in words would not do it justice. But being there was a life changing experience. I could smell years of dried pee on the floors, i saw the original shackles used …