Friday, April 25, 2008

Our arrival in "heaven".....


Our day started out quite early - up before the sun was up - off to Tamale we went on the washboard, unpaved road that wouldn't let anyone but Tracey sleep. We arrived safe and sound but unfortunately there was a huge thunderstorm in Accra so our plane was over 2 hours late arriving. We finally got to Accra and Jimmy picked us up. We left some stuff quickly at the Guesthouse and off we went in our SUV to eat at Frankie's restaurant....Becky and I enjoyed cheeseburgers and fries, Mary Ann a pizza, Tracey fish and chips and Kavara a tuna sandwich with grilled onions ! A small taste of america - it was delicious. We then headed to Elmina and the Cape Coast which took over 3 hours partly because our driver was lost and had to ask for directions many times - the last person he asked just happened to be a local police officer who jumped in our car and took us straight to Coconut Grove Beach Resort. This place is awesome !! We walk out and the beach and Atlanic Ocean are just 50 yeards away....waves are crashing as I type this now - we are sitting out on the patio and the table as the waves pound. I have attached one image for you so you can imagine what we are seeing. The house is fantastic - clean, fresh and new.......all of which we haven't seen much of. We decided to stay an extra day here it is sooooo cool. Tomorrow we will head to Kakum National Forest to hike on the canopy walk and try and catch some slave castles in the afternoon before heading back to just hang out on the beach. We are all pretty tired and will get to bed soon.....we ate a delicious dinner at the open-air restaurant also sitting at a table along side the beach. This is what we will call our "temporary heaven" for now.......enjoy your evening and good night from Coconut Grove !!

1 comment:

Blue Canoe Crew said...

Thanks for the great news! We will enjoy a short break from worrying about you as you enjoy your respite!