Wli Waterfall

So last week was Farmer's Day here in Ghana. The only thing I know about Ghanaian holidays is that they have more than the US and no one can really tell me what they are for apart from the religious ones. Farmer's Day is a little different, it is to celebrate farmers and fishermen. The country has the day off and the government gives lots of speaches.

I on the other hand used the day off from my project to go to Wli waterfalls. The waterfall is supposed to be the highest one in West Africa and I think that they must mean the one at the high walk because the one that I saw did not look that high. The falls are about 3 1/2 hours from my house and I decided to spend the night at a lodge owned by a fabulous German couple.

I will have to say that the location was great (about 300 m from the welcome center for the falls), the food was some of the best I have had while in Ghana. To top it off they had real coffee for breakfast.

The people at the waterfall did a good job explaining the history of the falls and telling about the different trees and things as we walked by. It only took about 45 minutes to walk to the falls but it was worth it. Once I got there and went into the water I could feel the stress of the week going away, even if the water was very cold.

I went to the falls with some friends and I did take some pictures which I am uploading tonight and hope to link to tomorrow. If you want to see more of my nature shots let me know, I did not want to bore anyone.

I can't believe that it is already December and that it will soon be Christmas. It is hard to get into the Christmas spirit here when it is over 90 degrees and everything is brown and dry. For those of you who are keeping track I have a little over 7 months left here. (I am going to try to come home in July). I miss you all and hope you are getting ready for a great holiday season.