Back to the coast and high up…

Before starting my new project. I made a stopover on the coast. More precisely in Cape Coast. On the one hand there are some sights here and on the other hand it is about halfway to my final destination. I wanted to save myself a 12 hour drive on Ghanaian roads. As a birthday present to myself, I treated myself to a personal driver and was able to avoid the chaos of public transport with luggage. This turned out to be doubly lucky, because unfortunately my otherwise unbeatable immune system failed me and I developed a high fever shortly before my departure. And suddenly the topic of malaria came up. After a short visit to the doctor, during which they unfortunately missed my vein three times and then simply collected the blood that was running down my arm, luckily the test result was negative. So, pumped up with paracetamol and ginger, I set off for the coast.

Cape Coast is a nice little town that isn't too chaotic. However, there is a certain tourist touch here. I saw twice as many white people here in one day than in the previous six weeks. You can also clearly see that the sight of white people is nothing unusual here.

The fortress is definitely worth seeing in Cape Coast. This has a very long and unfortunately very dark history. First built by the Dutch, then it became Swedish, Danish and finally British. Like most other forts on the so-called "Gold Coast", Cape Coast Castle served as a prison for locals who had been captured for sale and transport as slaves to the European colonies and often spent months in the fort's basement dungeons waiting for the next slave ship before they were finally brought to the beach for loading through a narrow cellar passage through the “Gate of No Return”. Places like this are definitely important reminders of the past so we can make the future better.

The other highlight here is the Kakum National Park. This extends over almost 400 square kilometers and the rainforest is home to thousands of animal species. So the attraction for us is a treetop path. This consists of 7 suspension bridges that lead from tree to tree at a height of 40 meters. Definitely not for the faint of heart or afraid of heights. But the view from the top is definitely unbeatable. In the end, however, everyone was happy to have solid ground under their feet again.

Now it's finally time for my new project. Please keep your fingers crossed for me so that I can see lots of baby turtles and of course share the photos with you.

See you soon with hopefully animal photos!

Veronica