Wednesday 13 May 2009

BUSUA & OTHER PHOTOS















(L to R: Entrance to Black Mamba Point path; Black Star Surf Shop - best food in Busua; Brekky view from Black Star; Afternoon storm a-brewin'; Local's house built into the side of my hostel; The path between the buildings from main road to beach; Locals on the beach, every afternoon; Looking towards Black Mamba Point; Fishing boats and dragnets; Tro tro rockin' and rollin' with the "co-pilot" calling out the destination from the side door; Secret Women's Business.... on a roundabout)

CAPE COAST PHOTOS



























(L to R, top to bottom: Fort Victoria - only allowed up there with a "guide" (aka guard) because of the muggings - view from my room's window; Cape Coast Jubilee Park hoops court - no one out at midday, packed at 5pm daily; Cape Coast Post Office (abandoned); Squatting family in abandoned church; Cape Coast beach at end of the day - party time; Asofo Company emblem; Plaque commemorating the cessation of the African slave trade; View from door of one of the slave holding cells into Fort Cape Coast's main square; the infamous Door of No Return, through which uncounted Africans were marched onto slave ships moored just outside; View from Fort Cape Coast across eastern tenements and fishermen; View from behind main coastal battery at fort; View along Cape Coast beach to the fort; Fishing boats; Typical Cape Coast street scene from the roof of my hostel.