Adventures in Cape Coast

June 21, 2009
Ah! I haven't written for 3 days! The Kipharts left us on the 19th and we explored Cape Coast. we are staying in these Chalets at the University of Cape Coast. Friday night we spent time watching the movie channel. Now it's out and not working :(
Actually, on Friday we went to see the slave castle at Elmina. It was kind of a chilling experience. During the slave trade, this was where many slaves were kept until they were loaded on ships. The inhumanity of it was unbelievable and standing in that castle made you almost feel it. There was a female and male dungeon. There were tiny little spaces that looked like crawl spaces. I took lots of pictures. We opted out of the tour because we were tired of listening to people. It was a great thing to explore on our own.
Yesterday was a long day. Lea had been sick so we started our day late. We went to the Internet Cafe and into town. I bought some great souvenirs! (Everything is SO inexpensive and we bargain for it all). I'm excited for the school week to start because we haven't had a lot to do on the weekend. We are going to see the other slave castle at Cape Coast today and hopefully get outside and get some exercise!