It was crazy walking along the ropes that held boards that held you as you walked about 400 feet in the air. I got a little moton sick and it was SO humid, but completely worth it! On Saturday night, we spent a long time in the ocean jumping waves and catching some sun. This was definitely a highlight because I love being in the sea much! But, because Africa has garbage EVERYWHERE, LITERALLY, the water was filled with trash and locating items. That was pretty gross, but it was still amazing. For lunch, we went to Hans Cottage where I got fresh lobster with rice for $8USD. It was incredible! Our night concluded with "milkshakes" which was really just strawberry milk. Milk here is powdered, so it was nice to have a different kind of milk. The students and I stayed up playing BS and Thumbs which is actually just Spoons minus spoons. It was amazing that our chalets all had air conditioning.... If only our had worked! 😁. Our next morning started with quite a few sick friends. Sarah had to miss out on village church because of hers. The church was in Odeswa and was four stone walls with a tin roof. As we walked in, we heard drums and voices and saw singing and dancing. It was an exciting environment! We donated our offering to the church to be able to afford electricity. The people were very thankful because an average offering was about 5 cedis which is the equivalent of $1.67 USD. It was very heartwarming to be able to help a group of very poor followers achieve something that they might not have on their own! We also introduced ourselves using our Twi name. I am Afua. As I said that, an older woman was very excited because she is also Afua! She was so happy and thankful to be there! As the service concluded, we posed for pictures with the congregation and hugged and shook their hands many times. We loaded up to go when we found that our car was not working.... That was a bummer but it gave us time to talk with the people there and get to know them a bit better. One girl was 17 and was going to school. Her English was pretty good and she was able to translate a bit for is. She went to school in the town with her 3 sisters and brother. She wants to be a math teacher when she grows up. We were able to pick up Sarah and Jennifer to continue onto the Slave Castle in Cape Coast. We grabbed lunch right next door and the Beach Harbor Restaurant. It was well priced and had good food.... Although I'm not convinced it was worth the 2.5 hour wait time. 😁. Malinda and I shared Red Red with chicken which is fried plantains, black eyed peas and spicy red palm oil sauce. YUM! We also ordered calamari and spring rolls, but they didn't arrive in time. We entered into the huge castle to learn more of the history of the African slave trade. It was incredible intense and very sad. We were told of the stories of how the Anglican Church was holding services right above the holding cell of the men slaves. At one time, there could be up to 1,000 men and 500 women and children in the castle. Between the years 1600 and 1820, between 1.5-2 million people were traded. It was very eye opening and absurd to imagine that actually happening. We also had to stand in the small death cell where those who were acting out of line would be placed without food, water, light and very little air to die. The longest amount of time survived was 4 days. The people were left there until all inside had died, so if there was only one left, they had to stay with the dead bodies. We also saw the governer's quarters, the door of no return and the main quarters. It was incredible. We were really blessed to be able to see so many places over the weekend and spend some time relaxing. Kayla was sick again on the way home, so we were super excited to get home so that we could rest in peace. Later, I also got sick, but recovered by Monday morning. So, life is good!
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