travels

So I’m off and moving on my travels. My friend Thomas from Humboldt flew in on the 9th and I’ve had a good time showing him around. We went to see the slave castles where slaves were held until ships came to take them to America. Then we found the nicest beach either of us had ever been to. White sand, warm water and perfect waves made for a great day of body surfing. I finished my last exam on the 13th and packed up. We left the 15th and headed to the Volta region, where we saw Akasombo dam, which generates most of Ghana’s power. Then we climbed Mt Adukla which proved to be exhausting but gave us really good views. The next day we went to Wli (vuh lee) falls, the tallest in west Africa. This was simply awesome, about 80 meters tall and surrounded by a colony of bats. The next day we planned to take a ferry across the lake, but found that it was not running, so we had to charter a fishing boat. We finally made it in this small motorized canoe, and took two more buses and then a real ferry. The ferry was packed with trucks that were packed with produce to go to the markets in the city. We are now in Kumasi, Ghana’s second largest city. We now head for Mole national park to see elephants and baboons and then to Paga to see crocodiles. Then I part ways with my companions and head into uncharted lands of Burkina Faso and Mali.
Hope everyone is enjoying their vacation.
I will hopefully post again soon
Love, forest.