Ghanian adventures continue....

Trip Start Nov 18, 2005
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Trip End Dec 11, 2005


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Tuesday, November 29, 2005

After calculating the places we had left to visit and the remaining days we decided we'd better get a move on. First stop on the adventure was a modest yet memorable coastal town called Cape Coast, named after an old slave fort located just steps away from the town center.
The monstrous white walls of this fortress stood out against the colorful liveliness of the town and its people, serving as a daily reminder of a haunting past that must never be forgotton. Nearby on the outlying hills stood 2 other forts that also shared the same history, yet serving somewhat different purposes as watch towers to opposing slave and gold traders rather than holding cells.
We only had a couple of days in Cape Coast before moving on to Kumasi so we made the most of our time exploring the markets and visiting the fort.
The visit to the fort, one of the oldest of many that remain dotted along the Ghanian coastline, provoked a feeling sadness and hope for those ancestors lost not so long ago, and those who remain and prosper in light of such tragedy. Millions of Africans died being brought to the Americas and Europe but as I walked through the dungeons listening to our tourguide recount tales of the atrocities that took place there, I knew that their spirits would never be lost in our hearts.
Next stop ... Kumasi, the arts and crafts center in Ghana...
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