Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Eating with Crocodiles


This really feels like summer vacation! Had a great meal prepared for me that WASN’T rice and beans, my room has its own private shower—and there are crocodiles in the lagoon twenty feet away.

We arrived at Han’s Cottage Botel in Cape Coast, about 150 miles due west of Accra. This is the start of our big stretch of time away from campus where we tour the country as a group.

We got more exposure to African wildlife than we have yet on this trip. This place is actually right on a lagoon. There are crocs (the sign says they’re “friendly”), weaver birds, cranes, and lots of night noises made by God knows what. It reminds me of an Africa I’ve seen before—and know I love.


I went to a Nature Reserve that had a canopy tour where we walked on wobbly wooden-plank bridges 40 meters in the air. It was so awesome. Hard to explain, so I’ll have to let the pictures do the rest.
40 meters in the air

Chill view

Don't slip!
Off tomorrow to Elmina castle!

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