Winneba

Hello dear people,

we are checking in with an update about the past week and our time in Winneba.

After being pampered by Sabrina on our last day in Kokrobite, when she came to us and pedicured our feet on the terrace (Nico is now wearing nail polish), we drove to Winneba with Apia on Thursday. About 1:22 h later, we were greeted with a sight that many would describe as paradise. Sunshine, palm trees, and no one around for miles. The best part was that our Airbnb was right on this beach. Unfortunately, our excitement only lasted until we entered the beach house. I don't know what was worse - the fact that there was no door to the toilet or the cockroach that made itself comfortable in my pants, which were on the bed, after an hour we were at the beach. Fortunately, Nico had already explored the surroundings and discovered a hotel right across the street and next to a huge police station. We checked out a room and agreed that we should pack our things and move to the hotel as soon as possible. The room even cost 1€ less per night than the beach house. We also found a solution with the Airbnb host, so nothing stood in the way of our relaxing days in Winneba. The city is quite calm and clean, in contrast to Kokrobite. The residents were also more sympathetic than in Kokrobite. Of course, not all of them: on Friday, I was walking on the beach when I encountered a very friendly Ghanaian. He dug a hole in the sand with his feet to bury his excrement, which was still inside him until our eye contact. So the man pooped in the sand in front of me. I didn't expect that to happen to me, but it seems to be normal here. On Saturday, we took a walk to the next village to a "lagoon". We hoped for more than just seeing a small boat with a few fishermen, but the curious and lovely children made the trip worth it. Back at the beach, we met other tourists and Richard, who then played beach volleyball with Nico. Richard is a Ghanaian who lives right on the beach. He tried to teach us how to climb palm trees to harvest coconuts and talked with us for a long time (sometimes it felt a bit too long). In the evening, we were invited to his place for a home-cooked meal and ate Jollof (Ghanaian rice) on the beach. Today, Sunday, we went to the beach one last time and packed our backpacks so that we can continue to Cape Coast tomorrow morning :-) It will be exciting there!

Best regards from Nico and Miri

This week's puzzle:

From which two English words was the name "Winneba" derived?

(The first word has 5 and the second word has 3 letters, and both end in "y")