Ko-Sa Beach

Tag zamm,

the Monday after our last post was the most eventful day of our trip so far, so we start our report on this day.

In the morning, we went to Kakum National Park, which has made a name for itself in travel guides around the world with its particularly unstable suspension bridges. You can either take a large loop with seven suspension bridges or a small one with three. To my exorbitant delight (due to discomfort at heights), the large loop was closed due to construction work, and we could "unfortunately" only take the small round. After constant internal head shaking, wondering why I dared to venture onto these bridges again, which were by no means TÜV tested, and the incomprehension towards anyone who seemed unbothered by this (including Miri), we continued to the next adventure.

We were handed over to a guide at Hans Cottages (dark-skinned people named Hans always confuse me unintentionally) who took us directly to a lagoon where 19 (!) crocodiles are native. After he had attached some frozen chicken to a bamboo stick, he used it to lure one of these unfriendly-looking animals out of its swamp right in front of our feet. After another increase in heart rate subsided, we were allowed to stroke the animal and also provide one of its companions with frozen poultry.

In the evening, we had the handover of our donations for the basketball project. The coaches had done a great job and procured new shoes, balls, and shorts. Not only the children and the coaches were happy, but also us, because it was a successful project all around and we were able to make a nice contribution to a more just world. And of course, also those who donated. Thank you very much!

On Tuesday, we then set off to Ko-Sa Beach Resort and were greeted by the not so friendly Dutch owners in an incredibly beautiful hotel complex. The beach section was so beautiful that even the 2-3 begging children hardly detracted from it.

The last few days we mainly spent in the hammock, on the volleyball field, or in the restaurant.

Now we have arrived at the baobab Foundation for about 3 hours and are very excited about our next days. As a physiotherapist, I will contribute to the foundation and Miri will drive digitization forward. In fact, this is already our scheduled final stop in Ghana (excluding weekends), and we will most likely stay here until our departure to Sri Lanka (on 24.2.).

Riddle time:

The foundation we are working for is called Baobab Foundation. Who or what is this Baobab?

A. A traditional Ghanaian dish.

B. One of the many local languages of Ghana.

C. A tree.

D. A native species of monkey.