our getaway-a touristy couple of days...

The Coconut Beach Resort is quite a departure from the rest of life in Ghana. Our beautiful air conditioned room was 50 steps from the beach.

 We greeted Saturday night with a dip in the pool and "cheers" from our large deck with that amazing oceanside view.

 The ocean called early Sunday morning.  I was up and out at 7:30.  The fishermen were already at work. 

 The sand is full of shells and sea glass.  The gains of sand very coarse.

 The shore is very rocky and this stretch of beach un-safe for swimming.

 This is Ras Tony...Ras (Mr.) because of the dreads under his cap.  We visited quite a while.  Hope to return to the resort next weekend for a drumming lesson from Ras Tony.

 My feet have been in hiding this trip.  for those of you who are new to my travel blog, I often include pictures of my feet, marking my spot in the world. So here they are.  

 Way down the beach, the fishermen are hard at work pulling in their nets.

 We have seen many "lizards" this week. They have been hard to photograph as they are fast.  

 On Sunday morning we left the resort and began our journey back into the city.  One last look at the fishing village.

 We took the long way home with a stop in the Kakum National Rain Forest.  We made a quick stop at an crocodile farm.

 This is the sign that we passed as we entered the croc area.

 The plan was to lure them up onto the shore (WITH US). At one point Kathy announced that she did not think that our insurance policy would cover croc bites.  Unfortunately or fortunately , the conditions were not right and we were not able to get up close.

 There were many many birds in the refuge.  These nests were fascinating!

 We returned to the car and kept on going.  Our next destination the canopy walk in the rain forest.  Along the way we encountered several villages with many buildings painted red.  I made a comment that red paint must have been on sale.  Our driver Nii filled us in.  Vodophone (cell phone provider) offers to paint homes and businesses for free.  The catch is that the house is painted in Vodophone red and the logo predominately painted on the buildings.

 We arrived in this village as church was letting out.

 Attendees bring their own chairs.

 We finally arrived at the Kakum Canopy Walk.

 This was a heart stopper for us.  Adrenaline combined with incredible beauty made for an amazing experience.

 Nii came along.  He led the way and enjoyed our anxiety I think.

 Kathy

The pics just don't do this justice.

 Nii leads and Cathy follows...

Yep I am really glad that we did this.  A little fear makes for a feeling of great accomplishment.

Back to the city we go.