Green Turtle Lodge

Okay, if Volta Region is my second home here in Ghana, I think I've found my third one: Green Turtle Lodge in Busua.

Getting to the lodge requires a minimum of three changes of transportation (eg. to get there it was taxi, bus, tro-tro, tro-tro) and a full day of travel, since it's West of Takoradi and near the border of Cote d'Ivoire - but it's all worth it. A relaxing resort with great food and people, ping-pong, foosball, a pool table, swinging hammocks - oh, and the most quiet and pristine beaches in the country. Wow.

To be there was to be a world away from the hustle and bustle of dirty, dusty Accra. The place is quiet, clean and eco-friendly (hello compost toilets and solar panels) and cheap, so it's perfect for hippie-backpackers. I spent the whole time reading (I finished Michael Crichton's Timeline, which was a historical blast and have started Africa Must Unite) and playing on the beach. The tide was pretty strong, as is the nature of the Gulf of Guinea, but we got to ride the waves with boogieboards and hey - the beach wasn't full of trash! Amazing!

If I can get a few days off between exams, I'll be there, undoubtedly. It makes Kokrobite look like - well, I won't say anything bad, since I'll probably be there again sometime as well. But damn, I can't wait to be there again...