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| Beyin Beach Resort |
Yeeeha! Back in a Tro Tro to Takaradi (6 Cedi). Once I got to Takaradi I had to grab a
taxi to another Tro Tro station to get to Beyin in the far west near the border
of Cote d’Ivoire. Ended up paying
4 Cedi, which is too much but I really didn’t care.
The station for
destinations West was pretty crazy…loved it. Once again I was the only white chick around and as usual
everyone was incredible helpful. Everyone assumed I would likely be heading to Beyin so they
led me to the correct ticket booth.
In no time I had sorted a ticket and found my Tro Tro for Beyin (6.5
Cedi).
One of the young guys waiting or the Tro Tro spoke pretty
good English and is a guide to Nzuezo, the stilt village that makes this area famous. It is a much smaller destination and it
can take a long time to fill a Tro but I got lucky and it was full in about a
half hour. Grabbed a couple
chocolate Fan Ice for the road cuz it was scorching hot and it was a two Fan Ice
kinda ride.
The ride to Beyin was super hot but lovely. About an hour or less out we hit a dirt
road for the rest of the journey.
I felt like I was getting well away from it all. At one point a huge clear-cut area
appeared with construction going on.
It didn’t take long to figure out it was a Chinese outfit. It was insane the amount of building
going on so far off the beaten track. I later found out it is yet another oil drilling
project.
As it turns out Beyin is a sleepy little coastal town. Only way in is a dirt road for a good
half hour. As we rolled into town I
knew there would be limited trips back out. I was the last one on the Tro Tro and the driver was kind
enough to drive me to the edge of town where the Beyin Beach Resort is
found.
After jumping out of the truck and following the direction
of the driver gave me which where something like ‘go that way and have
fun’. I headed towards the beach
on yet another dirt footpath and asked a couple people where to go and Voilà! I
was there.
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| my hut |
The resort is absolutely gorgeous. An elevated, wooden footpath leads to an open-air
bar/reception area surrounded by thatched roof seating areas with tables for
dinning. I am the only guest
as it is the off-season and the middle of the week...a resort to myself. Apparently this joint was packed out just the day before
with weekend vacation seekers.
Following the wooden footpath leads to shared toilets and
showers and eventually to the sleeping huts. I booked into a two person shared hut but I remained the
only guest so didn’t have to share the digs. Thankfully each room has a fan but like a lot of Ghana the
power was out about half the time.
The deal with places like this is you put in your dinner
order before five so it’s ready to go by six or seven. The Beyin Beach Resort has a stellar
menu so I decide to do something I haven’t in a long time…each Western
food. The first night I order up
some Mac N Cheez. Time will tell
if this is a good decision or not.
Two hours later…. OMG the Mac N Cheez is off the hook. Such a happy tummy.
Spend a bit of time enjoying the ocean night sky before
heading to bed. The power was off
again and even though I was alone at this remote resort at night I felt comfortable
leaving the door open for that cool ocean breeze to act as my fan.
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