Today we headed for Kakum Natural Park to see the rain forest and walk on walkways suspended above the trees. We had all of the adults in a smaller tour bus with a tour guide that talked about the area, people and culture most for most of the 1.5 hour trip. He was very informative and we learned a lot about the lives of the people in the area including the marriage and death ceremonies, land ownership, family (a.k.a. tribe) relationship, etc. We also discovered that our guide was also the guide for President Obama and Michelle when they visited Ghana in July, 2009.
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| Walkways at Kakum Natual Park |
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| Kakum Natural Park- Walkway #2 |
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| 2 of the 7 walkways - approx 80 meters above the ground |
Our walk through the village of Elmenia was once again an interesting experience. Elmenia is a large fishing village. It was originally built by the Dutch who worked in and supplied the Castle/fort when it was a trading center. Many of the original houses and building are still being used by the local population as houses and stores. This village feels over crowed as does all the villages we saw. Fishing is the biggest business and it seems that hustling tourists could be the next largest activity in the area.
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| Elmenia Village |
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| Elmenia Fishing Fleet |
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| Children of Elmenia |
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