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Monday 27 June 2011

The Tourist Trail

Kakum National Park
Today we travelled to Kakum up the mountains. The Ghanaians are very proud of their mountains and forests and justifiably so. The girls and Eileen and Br Constant and our driver Omo all followed the trail and crossed the rope bridges across the forest canopy. Myself and Anne having been there before and done that did not feel the need to hang on to the treetops for dear life again. Needless to say the girls bounded across and enjoyed it all. We also had a bit of retail therapy in the craft shop and some nice presents will make their way home shortly.

The crocodile enclosure.
Lunch was in a restaurant sitting out on the lake in which swam a number of big ugly crocodiles. Thankfully we were the only hungry animals and the girls minus Maria (sensible girl) all had a pet of a crocodile. Why I ask myself ?? Gladly all got back on the bus with limbs intact and more great photos.

Elmina Castle
World Heritage Site. A great guide told us the story of Elmina and the slave trade from West Africa at the hands of the Portugese for 150yrs, the Dutch for 235yrs and the British for 50yrs until Ghanaian Independence in 1957. A thoroughly harrowing story but the message of forgiveness and acceptance of the past is another reason to admire the people of Ghana. I suppose like the concentration camps in Eastern Europe although I've never been there I've heard people say that you can feel the sadness and the evil in the walls of the buildings. This is very much the case too in Elmina.

1 comment:

  1. Ah the memories - excellent blog Margo we feel like we're shadowing you here in the office :) Enjoy you're last day of this trip and I hope the traffic in Accra is kind to you but if not relax, no rush, enjoy Ghana time!!

    Fran, Lynn and Phil

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