The Market in Accra ~ So as I was saying, my best friend from Elko came to visit me. We were able to play around in Accra before heading back up to site. We went to the Arts Center. This is not what you would consider an arts center, it is the market. Bobby Joe was a little freaked out, but I thought it was pretty tame after the ones we went to in Cairo. We hunted for Kente cloth, but didn't end up buying any. We had a young teen boy try on a dress that Bobby Joe was buying for her mom (bought the dress after that.) What a trooper he was! We walked up and down the many rows and took it all in.
The Beach ~ Another adventure was going to the beach. For those who know me, you know I LOVE the beach. We have been here 5 months and have not gone yet. So grabbing a taxi we headed to see what it was really like. I had been told it was not safe to swim in and very dirty. Once getting there it was nice. Yes very dirty. Trash, garbage, litter everywhere. Black plastic bags washing up with the waves. Yet among the trash there were shells and people playing soccer, lovers walking hand in hand and locals doing push ups. There was the occasional person, urging us to come to sit at their tables and a few sellers of local arts. If you squinted your eye's, it could almost be resort like. In the end I am so glad we went. It was a bit of time away from traffic and people and noise. Just laughter, waves and the beach.
We had a wonderful time exploring Accra a little more. It was good preparation for our next adventure of Kumasi!
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