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| Prospect Printing Press, Cape Coast, Ghana (now a middle school) |
Wandered the market today but it isn’t Sunday so not brilliant
for finding good stuff like fabric and scarves. I did see mummified lizards and fish…not sure what they are
for (will find out that these mummified critters are put into soups and stews
for flavor and can be several years old).
Uneventful day just wandered and talking with people. Nothing to write about but I wish my
eyes had little cameras in them so everyone could see what I do. Amazing.
In the evening back at the Prospect I met a Canadian in his
late 20’s-early 30’s who was here on my last go at the hotel. I thought he must have been working
here or volunteering as he had been so long in Cape Coast (at least 2 week or
more). As it turns out he is just
traveling but apparently not making it too far later found out he never left
Cape Coast or the Prospect Hotel on his six weeks in Ghana…WOW).
Oh good God! It’s Celine Dion…. shoot me now please. That crazed Canadian follows me all
over the Third World I swear it. I
don’t get the fascination. If you
talk bad about her or F#*!ing Kenny G people take offense. I guess I will have to continue to puke
a little and keep my mouth shut each time one of them tries to poison my ears.
(In another week while waiting for a bus to Mole National
Park I will be inundated with Kenny G and Celine Dion CDs from vendors…oh the
horror!)
Next Day
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| fishing boasts along Ko-Sa beach, Ghana |
My friend Obehi and I went to Ko-Sa; a small fishing village
about 20-30 minutes from Cape Coast via Tro Tro then shared taxi (maybe 2 Cedi
total).
There is a beautiful Catholic church that really showcases
the village. The stonework has
beautiful ornate flower design and the shutters and doors were a soft-medium
blue that looks amazing against the whitewashed exterior.
Walked about 15 minutes down the beach to the Ko-Sa Beach
Resort. Nice, clean beach lined
with the colorful fishing boats that are all Ghana. There were fishermen repairing nets along our route.
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| Ko-Sa Catholic Church between palm trees, Ko-Sa, Ghana |
Arrived at the
resort and got a couple coconuts.
In Ghana a machete wielding Coconut Dude finds a coconut and serves it
to you for 1-1.5 Cedi. The coconut
process is as follows: 1. The Coconut
Dude cracks top with a machete so you can drink the water. 2. He then comes back and breaks it open and creates a spoon
out of part of the shell to eat the meat 3. When you are done he retrieves the shell to dispose of…. not
bad for under a buck.
The resort is amazing and looks very expensive. There is a huge covered outdoor restaurant
with beautiful comfortable sitting area.
It is the kind of place you could spend all day enjoying. Later I would look it up in the
guidebook and it is actually very reasonable. In fact, it is cheaper than my hotel in town. The downside would be that you have to
walk to village that has very little to offer or take spend 30 plus minutes
getting to Cape Coast. If you had
your own car here it would be the ideal spot.
My friend from Nigerian and I had a long conversation about
Voodoo and how prevalent it is in Nigerian as well as in Togo and Benin. Very excited to experience it first
had; I hope.
MTN USB Internet stick: Decided to get a MTN USB Internet stick that allows me Internet
where ever MTN works (most places).
The stick was 49 Cedi and came loaded with 4G of data time. If I don’t download or upload much I
could live on that for rest of trip easy.
(In the end I will end up needing more as I did upload a bunch of
pictures).
