Elmina

Trans-African overland journey through 30 countries - commence in Gibraltar, down the west coast of Africa, up the east coast, through the middle-east to finish in Istanbul.

... see the Milky Way!     Today was more touristy stuff - we went to Kakum National Park about 1 hour north of Elmina.  They have a great suspended canopy walk above the rain forest that was AMAZING!!!!  So beautiful, even if it was a ...

... the feeling also that the people have turned their back on the dark story they represent, and that they are oddly marginalised. Central Elmina is based on a small lagoon, and central to central Elmina is the fish market, which is all bustle. The boats ...

... to home now as I write.   After a good night's sleep we'll have the chance to visit two congregations tomorrow: here in Elmina and then in the nearby village of Agona, or locally called Abrem-Agona.  These two will give us the opportunity to see ...

... there today. It is one of the most famous (infamous?) places in Africa, and one of the oldest on the West African coast - the Elmina (slave-trade) Castle. By chance I meet Ato (the guy who wrote the book on the history of Elmina) there. He is much ...

... suspension groans and complains from the abuse, if there is any suspension left. One of the unique things about this hotel, the Elmina Bay Hotel, is that every time I come I can see improvements.  Virtually every other property on which I’ve ...