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Ghana. There was a lot of attention brought to Ghana with the year of return etc. Wonderful country, great people and a lot of history here. I truly enjoyed my time in this country. So, how I spent my time here. Started with a city tour where we went to W.E.B DuBois Center and Mausoleum. Then on to the National Museum. Independence square where a parade was happening-pleasant surprise. Kwame Nkrumah and his push for independence, Makols Market-which was just crazy! And ending
So my next stop in West Africa was Liberia. Beautiful, but small country. Lush green countryside and friendly people. I'm glad I stopped here. I almost bypassed it and I'm so glad I didn't! I hope you enjoy the pictures-I will say the tourism infrastructure is not really there, but I made it through due to my wonderful tour guide, Bassie, again! Now, the border crossing was chaotic! I had an evisa, because I originally planned to fly into the country. Well, they can only ta
So after leaving Freetown and the western peninsula we drove to Mikeny and Bo, where we stopped in a mining village and witnessed them mining for gold and diamonds. Then on to the border and into Liberia. We were supposed to stop in Robertsport, but the roads were washed out due to heavy rain. So we continued on to Monrovia and started the city tour. They are mining gold and diamonds. I had no idea it was so labor intensive. Like the movie Blood Diamonds, artisinal miners. T
