SATURDAY

When we woke up it was just Katie and I at the house and everyone else had left the house for the Elmina Castle. Instead of going Katie and I hitched a ride with Steve and Rose (our English neighbors) down to the Stumble Inn to have a day at the beach. I thought taxi’s were scary to drive in but they aren’t half as bad as an Obruni driving an old school Land Rover. So happy to be back at the beach once more. We laid by the beach with our new friends Charlie (a girl), Katie, Jenny and Ben. They are teaching English to young boys and girls; they were supposed to just be teaching PE but they got suckered into teaching children who barely speak English. Sounds like a common occurrence here in Ghana. We spent the whole morning playing in the sea and playing Spoons (minus the spoons and plus some bottle caps).

For lunch we were served Yams balls for lunch. I had tried them once before some one had them as leftovers. They were a lot better than I remember them tasting. They were like a big tater tot mashed with corn onion and chive. We dipped them in ketchup and mayo. Surprisingly they really filled me up. After lunch we spent the rest of the day on the beach until it was dinner time. We had Palava with mashed cassava and corn. The palava they made was so much different then Eli’s almost like a whole different dish; still really good though. The mashed cassava was just like mashed potatoes though with butter and garlic and chives mixed in. The corn looks like corn and tastes like corn but has a whole different texture. It’s a lot mushier and doesn’t pop when you eat it like the kind at home.

After dinner we stayed a bit long to play Gin and have some Stars before Tom took us back to our house. Once again a lot scarier than a taxi or tro tro ride. Back at the house Katie and I decided to try out one of the home made remedies for sand fly bites; baking soda and warm water. It wasn’t the most attractive thing but it helped a lot with the itching and I got good nights sleep.