Things have been awesome. Wednesday through Friday we were at Cape Coast, which is another town about 3 hours away from Accra. The place we were staying was beautiful; it was called Coconut Grove Resort. I had so much fun. I spent most of my time at the resort on their private beach and at their pool trying to get darker. The tides here are crazy strong, there was not ever a low tide. The waves and undertow are so strong that I could stand far up were the waves barely covered my feet, and they would still suck six inches of sand out from under my feet. It was a lot of fun to play in; everyone just had to be careful. Also like the name implies, Coconut Grove had a million coconut trees. I, despite the fact that I like coconut, was determined to open one on my own. The last day we were there, after 25 minutes of throwing and prying, I succeeded at opening my very own coconut. Also, to my pleasant surprise the taste wasn’t bad. It tasted nothing like the coconut flavoring I’ve had before; it was really nutty tasting.
One of the nightly performances at Coconut Grove
Ghanaian peers walking along the beach after a long day of ultimate frisbee
Trying to play the drums. Heads up its way harder than they make it seem!
Also while we were in Cape Coast we went to two slave fortresses, Elmina and Cape Coast Castle. This experience was intense. We walked through the female and male slave dungeons, the solider living corridors, the governor’s living space, and the door of no return. The tours were eye opening. The dungeons were dark, dirty, and small. Each chamber in the dungeons was about the size of my living room and they housed up to 400 slaves at once. The details the guide gave were pretty graphic, so I won’t disclose the rest on my blog, it’ll be much easier to describe in person. After the tour of the Elmina castle we did a walking tour of the town of Cape Coast. It was great to walk around among the people.
Fisherman at Cape Coast
Cape Coast Slave Fortress
Elmina Slave Fortress
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