Saturday, May 24, 2008

by Namrita

Today was a very exciting and fun-filled day. We took a break from teaching, construction, and working in the clinic to travel to Cape Coast. Our drive there took about four hours. As we approached our hotel we drove to the city of El Mina, which was beautiful. The view of the beaches and ocean was amazing and palm trees lined both sides of the road. Our hotel was just as nice; we had a wonderful view of the pool and bar as well as the Atlantic Ocean.

After checking into the hotel we went to lunch at the Coconut Grove Resort. Our lunch was served to us in a Gazebo located just a few meters from the beach. After we ordered drinks, we frolicked on the beaches and took lots of pictures of our beautiful selves!

Once we ate lunch we went to one of the biggest slave castles. This was a castle owned by European Settlers where slaves were held until they were shipped to the west. It was a very beautiful castle with a very sad history.



After visiting the castle we drove through the city to get cash. Next we went back to the hotel and made some new friends at the swimming pool in the hotel.

“Happiness is a by product of living a good life.”