Cape Coast

Today I write from Cape Coast. We drove there this morning and got to visit one of the castles slaves were kept in. The experience was overwhelming and so sad. It’s hard to put down into words the cruelty that took place there; harder still to imagine that slavery still goes on today.

We were supposed to take a canopy tour today, but they forgot to tell us to bring our tennis shoes, so that’s out. Instead we are going to relax here at the hotel we are staying at, which is really nice. Most of us are still getting over jet lag, so a night of just relaxing by the pool here sounds wonderful.

I’m not sure I will be able to put up pictures, as connection to the internet is slow at best, unreliable at worst.

Tomorrow we go on a tour of Lake Volta, the largest manmade lake in Africa, and the source of energy for Ghana.