We went to Cape Coast as our last stop of the weekend. It also has a slave castle. They were all pretty excited for Obama to come there. I haven't heard if he actually did or not. This is the city that most people go to for tours and those kinds of activities. I was more impressed with Elmina, personally. Same stuff, better guide, bigger castle. We didn't get any pics of the actual castle, but I'm sure you could look it up on the inter-web if you want to. The crab statue is in the middle of town...maybe as their "cash crop"?
Taylor, Matt (just graduated BYU and is teaching Math, Victor (Ghanaian), Josephine (Ghanaian), and I all went to Elmina, Kaukum, then Cape Coast for the 4th of July weekend. It gave a new meaning to Independence Day when we toured the slave castles.
The stories we heard about the slave trade and what happened in the years prior to it/after it were pretty amazing. We were all in a pretty solemn mood after the tour. It was pretty sad to hear that, because of tribal disputes and wars, even Ghanaians were selling Africans (from other tribes) to be slaves. Book of Mormon?
Probably one of least "traditional" 4th of July's, huh? Is this a big crabbing village or why the crab statue?
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