Accra, Ghana Trip

I had an amazing opportunity to pick up a 5 day Africa trip. It's amazing that traveling even to the other side of the world how small our world really is. I started talking to a passenger and long story short we knew the same people! He invited me to come by the radio station that he runs and to go to church with him on Sunday. When would I ever get to go to church in Africa again?! I couldn't pass up that opportunity. So the first day we kinda just chilled since we had worked all night and the second day we fly out and do a turn to Lagos and back so that day was pretty much taken up. I however still had 2 full days to experience a little of what Accra had to offer.

Saturday we crammed in a small car and took turns sitting in the middle seat on the hump. We drove a few hours outside of Accra which to me was some of the most interesting part of the tour. Just seeing how people live in the small villages was so incredible. Everyone should experience that. We drove to Cape Coast Castle which was originally built by the Swedes to trade and then conquered by the English who eventually used it as a slave trade dungeon. Now it is a museum. Its a very interesting tour. We also visited the Elmina Castle as well.

After that we rode to a restaurant that sits on top of a swamp and you can see crocodiles sunbathing while you eat. It was pretty awesome. Then we headed out to Kakum Rainforest where we did the bridge tour. There are apparently some cool animals that live there but we didn't get to see any since we were on a tour with a ton of noisy people. It was definitely cool to walk on the bridges on top of the forest though.

Sunday I was picked up in a bubble gum pink radio station van very early in the morning and had no idea what was in store for me. We went to Royal House Chapel. We showed up around 730 am and the people had been there since 5 or 6am. There we so many people that they cannot even fit into their building anymore.

So there are people inside the huge church building watching on screens and then a sea of people who came to worship God. they don't have a time where it stops... they just stay until it gets too hot.... which is usually around 11ish.

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• africa
• accra
• ghana
• travel
• fly
• church
• bridge
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[kwameslc]

Interesting!!!. I want to resettle back in Ghana. I am kind of nervous.......