Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

We finished Monday by going to the market. We actually only bought one thing....a drum for Logan. We were a little overwhelmed by all the shop owners approaching us to come into their place. They even were grabbing arms saying, "come, I have beautiful things".  I felt like they kept showing us stuff and didn't give us a minute to just look so we really weren't looking. The coordinator dropped us off at Southern Fried Chicken on the way home for Amaya's fav....chicken...and rice. We then walked back to the hotel. Kinda fun for Savannah to give her a piggy back ride and have her fall asleep on the "ride" home.
Tuesday we set out west....it was an almost 4 hour drive to Cape Coast where Kakum National park is located. There we did the famous walking along the suspended bridges (a set of only 4 in the world). Significantly high off the ground. Amaya walked 2 out of 3 of them by herself. I don't think she all enjoyed it but I was glad she was willing to do it. Savannah just watched the ground on the hike up and back scared to walk on one of the hundreds of lizards. After the park we went to a "monkey sanctuary". It's actually a home of a dutch couple that have taken in many animals as rescue or endangered, etc. I have a few great pics of some rare animals I will upload eventually on facebook. Kinda fun to be so close to some actual monkeys, etc. We landed at a hotel/hostel like place called "Hans Cottage Botel". Not very impressed. Cool birds and crocs laying all around the lake we could touch or see closely, but the service was terrible and talk about a very plain room. Mmm, not loving the no hot water or just a fitted sheet with no blanket thing, etc., etc (call me a spoiled American-I'm okay with that). I've also never been in a bathroom where there was no shower curtain and the water just stood in the toilet/sink area for hours afterwards (intentially). It was, though, nice to relax so much and have really quality time with Amaya. She is talking more each day and Savannah and her are having such a great time together. Tonight Savannah painted her nails red.
Wednesday we made it to the Slave Castles at Cape Coast. Amazing history there. I watched Roots years ago and can't believe I was standing there in such history. Pretty emotional actually being in a dungeon that held 200 men at once for 2-3 months with no light, very little food, and completely unsanitary. Out the door of no return was an amazing site of active working Cape Coast fisherman. Hundred of people and many many boats bringing in fish and unloading the nets. What an awesome site and I think it was then when I really felt like I was in Ghana. We ate at a cute little place close by and then our trek back to the east to a village called, "Kokobrite".  The drive is so amazing because we pass by so many villages. Just like the movies and pictures, the villagers have their food/market stands set up in every one (and many in between as well) with so many women walking around with everything sitting on their heads. The schools are often along the road as well and the kids (all like in uniforms) are out playing "football" and dancing. We ended our day arriving at Big Milly's Backyard. An amazing place I will tell you more about tomorrow. I haven't had internet in a while so after checking email and uploading some pics (it's so slow here), everyone has been long asleep and it's my turn for now.