Amedzofe and Wireless Internet

The day began quite early for us as Debbie the plumber saved us from flooding when the toilet exploded at 2 AM. That event then kept her and Judy awake for much of the remaining slumber time. At 2:30 Judy finally sat up, grabbed her computer and spent two hours typing a letter home, as well as Saturday’s journal entry.

We left our Paradise Hotel around 9 and continued up the mountain towards our first stop of the day in Amedzofe. This village is a former German mission and during the 1930’s a 12 foot cross was erected on Mount Gemi’s peak by the German missionaries. There is a local legend that the cross doubled as a communication device during World War II! The three of us sauntered through the village for about 45 minutes, stopping to chat with the locals as we strolled. The scenery from here was spectacular from every angle, and the local villagers seemed so interested in talking with us. One gentleman, a retired teacher, knows exactly where Senchi Ferry is and said when he drives down to Kpong this week he will come to visit us.

Judy knew that Chances has a Business Center, so we were confident they would have Wireless -- and they did! The woman at the front desk gave us the password -- avocado tree -- and in no time Judy and Debbie were online with lightening-speed internet. It was as fast, or even faster, than what I have at home sometimes! Debbie skyped her husband, her mother, her sister and her best friend, and Judy skyped her sister. Emails were read and sent by all of us, and even Wisdom pulled out his laptop and began cruising the Internet. Around 1:45 we realized we wouldn’t have enough time for our final visit, which was to be an eco-tourism village on the Volta, about an hour south of Senchi, so we decided to enjoy our free Wireless, and then head home around 2:30.

Our trip through the Volta Region was thoroughly enjoyed by the three of us. The people we met and the sights we saw were all fabulous, and the relaxed pace of the trip was perfect for us to re-energize ourselves for the coming week. We are all in agreement that this company’s brochure needs to be included in the Global Volunteer’s Outing Guide, and we will write up an itinerary of everything we did and what the costs were. Aside from the cost for the vehicle and driver ($340 split three ways), the three day trip including two nights hotel, two breakfasts, lunches and dinners, and gas for the vehicle, cost each of us $110. We had a blast and highly recommend this excursion for future volunteers.