Mole National Park and Tamale, Northern Ghana
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Cape Coast, Elmina, and Kakum National Park
March 6th We had a long weekend off from school in late February-- and missed a travel opportunity because my group couldn't make decisions. And being stir-crazy, I decided to jet off on my own to Cape Coast avoiding coordinating with anyone else on this long weekend. I had wanted to push myself to be on my own, putting myself in the position to talk to more locals and get around without help. And I just wanted to do things on my own agenda. After thoroughly checking the STC online bus schedule through the week, I arrived at the bus station in Accra at 6am on Saturday only to find out that the online schedule was wrong. I waited 3 more hours in the station for the bus to Cape Coast. The ride was almost 4 hours with traffic from Accra, a comfortable A/C and cushy leather seats that reclined. The rumor I had heard said that the buses ran on limited capacity for COVID, but in practice, this was false. I hopped a cab on arrival to my hotel which sat on top of a dusty steep hill overlo...
"You Don't Eat the Fufu" -- Christmas Break 2020
Dec 21 Christmas break couldn't come fast enough. I think I had reached my capacity with being able to handle 6+ hours sitting in front of the computer teaching from home. I had intentions of hitting Tanzania or another country since we had 2 weeks off, but border restrictions and the struggles of taking and paying for countless COVID tests deterred me. I traveled with my teacher friend / apartment neighbour Lauren to the eastern Volta region of Ghana instead. This area is more rugged and is a less-traveled region for tourists. It boasts great hiking mountains, waterfalls, jungle, wildlife, natural resources, and village experiences. We took a five hour car ride for hire from Accra to the township of Wli [vlee] and arrived for our 3-night stay at Wli Waterfall Inn with Mr. Vincent. We were the only tourists that night, and the other guest was a man from Togo. A few local friends of the owner wandered in and out for banter, food, and drinks. Lauren and I grabbed Club beers an...