Our trip to Cape Coast! It takes 3 hours to get there from Accra, with areas of condensed traffic, so it is best to get a hotel and spend some time. We had such a good time, enjoyed the area and enjoyed our training meeting with our good friend, Frederick.
Mankessim. This is a fishing village with a large slave castle was just to the right.
The beach in front of our hotel. The water has to be 80 degrees.
Handsome local..
Not so handsome locals! These huge vultures hung out in the palm trees, and we couldn't ever see what they were feeding on.
We had a wonderful buffet breakfast on the patio, where we could hear every wave crash on the beach.
Our golf course. It was so fun to play here...and even more fun not to keep score. Who's going to keep score in Africa? We were able to avoid the Crocodile Pond, and managed to not lose any balls. (Balls here are a bit expensive and you have to bring your own range balls. Tees are $5.00 a bag, and a small bag at that.) The horses are allowed to graze on the course until golfers show up...and we counted 4 in the 2 days we were here.
Our car while we are here. Air conditioning and horn work, which are the 2 most important items. To be a successful driver, you must be very aggressive, so David does most all of the driving. (I've driven 3 times and getting better - haven't used the horn yet.)
Yes, I know this picture is already on here...I just can't get if off.
The youngest of the school children. All schools require uniforms..and these were the cutest little uniformed bodies!
Recess in the school yard. Right prior to this the children were playing a game lined up in front of a wall, clapping their hands and doing some kind of a dance...no rhythm problems here. Cutest little moves ever.
Recess in the school yard. Right prior to this the children were playing a game lined up in front of a wall, clapping their hands and doing some kind of a dance...no rhythm problems here. Cutest little moves ever.
Those little kids chanting "Obruni, Obruni" (white people) while waving and laughing is a forever memory. Cutest little kids ever. They would still be doing it if the Principal had not come out and broken it up. They thought the blonde was a rock star of some kind:)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your blog...the weather looks great..beach and golf sounds like a nauvoo mission....have a great week..
ReplyDeleteDuane!! my email is davidlheid@gmail.com. I sent it to your blog also. Tell Shelley we need their email. Love, us
ReplyDeleteLooks like you guys are having way too much fun ;)
ReplyDeleteLove you and miss you lots! I'm glad Sophie is not the only person to refer to Auntie as the "White Lady!" She was just preparing you for the mish :)
When traffic gets bad, just think of LA. It can't be any worse! Friday night there was a five-car accident in Tarzana on the 101, and they had to shut down the freeway in BOTH directions for awhile. Eastbound was closed for hours. I think the traffic was backed up to Ventura!
ReplyDeleteDelynn, before you post pictures you can right click on picture and delete. I experimented several ways to do that but first I went to edit and then right clicked and got the delete button.
ReplyDeleteLove your posts,
Kathy
Wow, what a fun holiday on your mission. It looks like the beach is wonderful. Keep posting, we're enjoying!
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