Skywalking at 40

If you have to turn 40, Ghana isn’t a bad place to do it. Great beaches and a walk through the top of the rainforest (or ‘jungle’…which sounds much cooler) were on the agenda.

First the beach. It’s the kind of place that folks pay thousands of dollars to fly to and stay by. There was a resort hotel with all the comforts of home (and lots of Europeans). Great bar, sweet views. Reminded me of Hawaii. Our van was late one night going back to the ship, so several of us went for a late night swim. That was an experience. Stars, fog rolling in, and small fish jumping in and out of the water near the surf line. Don’t Stephan King movies start like that….?

Then we found the only surf shop in Ghana, ‘Black Star’ on Busua beach. It’s run by a couple of New Yorkers (Pete and Katrina) that started out as volunteers and ended up as business folks. Something about ending up with a surplus of surfboards one day left by European musicians…funny story.

The waves were good and I managed to get up on the board a few times. The other times…well we amused the locals….I highly recommend the burritos there. They reminded me of the old El Lago Burrito Co. near JSC. Mmmm….football of food. Only thing that would have made it better is if the family was there to share the experience. They had a great hammock too.

Then there was Kakum National forest. Wow. It is the only place on the African continent (according to them) that you can pay to walk close to 50 meters (yes meters) above the jungle on bridges made of rope and boards. It’s the kind of setting you would expect in the next ‘Indiana Jones’ movie, or George of the Jungle (that’s for Ethan and Emmitt…watch out for that treeeee..whack). The views were stunning. Didn’t see many animals, and it was pretty warm, but wow. Amazing views. Highly recommended, unless you’re afraid of heights or shaky bridges, “it’s not the fall, it’s the sudden deceleration at the end…”
Hope you all are well. Next stop, Nigeria.