A Vacation Within A Vacation

So much has happened over the weekend including traveling to Cape Coast seven hours away via van. We woke up at dawn Saturday morning in hopes of getting to Accra, more than halfway to Cape Coast, by noon but because of Ghana time

(It’s just funny to us now that we’re finally used to waiting around for hours) we didn’t make it there until half past two. Nonetheless, we continue on our journey and make it to our first stop of the evening: Cape Coast Castle.

    Cape Coast Castle Cape Coast, Ghana

                       No, Chelsea doesn't have Mickey Mouse ears on, its just the building!!

This Castle was specifically built on the coast for selling and transporting slaves by boat to America in the early 1800’s. We learned that over 30,000 Africans were put into the slave trade to be shipped all over the world during this time but only around 12,000 survived. As we toured the castle and its dungeons, it was like adding a small weight to your feet with each step. By the end of tour we were all pretty somber and decided to just head out to scavenge for a hotel. The first one we came across was called One Africa that consisted of separate, small little huts for rooms located right on the edge of the ocean. Needless to say, we stayed there and the later part of the night consisted of eating a delicious Ghananian dinner and sitting under a tiki hut to watch the moon rise high and orange in the deep navy sky. Its stunning glow reflected off the waves crashing into the slate boulder shore, as city lights shot rays up into the night miles away. The whole scene was so majestic and beautiful we were all hypnotized in our seats.

The next day, we drove to Kakum National Park to take the Canopy Walk. After climbing a steep upward path to the jungle’s treetops, we ventured out onto 7 high-strung wooden bridges that extended from one hefty treetop to the next. We even tried to walk it with no hands- Oooh yeah. The jungle was so awesome and to experience it from the tops of the trees was simply the best. After that, we just piled back in the van and started our seven-hour trip back to Hohoe. The rain poured down that night harder than ever so far and I fell asleep quickly to its tune.