Cape Coast Trip

We kicked off summer with a trip to Cape Coast with the Ukorebi's and Luke's families.

Our first stop was Kakum National Park with canopy walks high above the rain forest jungle.  I am terrified of heights so I told some friends my goal was to make it across these bridges by the end of our Ghana stay.  But we all made it this time!

 

No that's not a death grip 

Perhaps my kids don't realize when I say smile, that doesn't mean a tongue is involved

The look on her face is classic!  It represents how we all were feeling as we took those first few steps.  By the end though everyone was practically skipping across.

Jaxon loved it!  He wanted to do a circle and do all 6 bridges again right afterwards.

Dylan and May had no fear as they headed right off we barely saw them

She loved the option to do a little climbing through the jungle on the way to/from the canopy walk.  Because stairs are for wimps.

We stoppped at Hans Cottage for lunch and got to feed the crocodiles.  We're lucky one crawled up to get a little back rub.  Jaxon and Lucy did it as well. (Bradyn was too busy at the time running around with his buddies)

Lucy preferred this distance though.

Jaxon is all about the food and loves his chicken legs and jollof rice.

After we checked into the bed and breakfast (where we pretty much took up all the rooms) we hit the beach down the lane

We also enjoyed seeing all the fishing boats being made on the walk there and back

 I should've gotten more pics at the beach resort but here's one from the kids game night.

Here's our whole crew at the cape coast castle.  This was where the slave dungeons were as they waited to ship off to North or South America.  Very somber place to learn of their struggles and the millions of people who died in such deplorable conditions.

Even worse than the dungeon was the cell where they kept those who defied or tried to escape. 

It was also a fortress to be defended.

Here's a peek into the tunnel they blindly had to walk through in their starved, dehumanized state as they exited to the door of no return and boarded the ships.  I didn't get a picture of the door of no return but on the other side of the door they now have posted door of return.  This is the year of return where they're encouraging those who were taken so brutally to return and help make Ghana great again.