On the 16th we spent a lot of time driving back towards Tema. On our way we did some interesting things, though. Just a little while into the ride Tracy stopped the car so we could get some sugarcane from a stand on the side of the road so we could try some. I had tried some before in Dominica, but it was still good. It tastes like sugar and feels like eating wood. I kept getting pieces of it stuck in my teeth. It would have been nice to have some floss. We also tried oranges for the first time (in Ghana, that is)! Ghanaian oranges are extremely juicy. Instead of peeling oranges and eating them, they cut off the top of the orange and drink out the juice. I am pretty sure the guy in the car next to us was laughing at us. It was very sticky, but the oranges were amazing!
We stopped at a handicraft place called Wild Gecko and then realized we forgot to go to the ATM. We decided to look around anyway. There wasn’t much we wanted to buy. It was a cool place, but there wasn’t much that was actually made in Ghana. I saw a scarf that my Dad had bought me in another country being sold there. Next we went to the mall to find an ATM, get lunch, and try to find some cool clothes. After spending the last few days in real Africa the mall seemed extremely western. It really was just a mall, Apple store included. We didn’t spend too much time there before going back to the ship.
We said goodbye to Tracy and headed back to the ship for the night. I am so glad to have been able to meet Tracy while in Ghana. I am certain I would not have had near as much fun without her and Noah to show us around. We ate dinner on the ship, but we didn’t stay up too late since we had to get up early for our last day in Ghana.
A few other things… It was Liz K’s birthday! If you ever go to Ghana be sure to try Milo and Fan Milk. Milo is like hot chocolate and Fan Milk is like ice cream in a bag. It’s amazing!
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