Ada Beach

Thanks to Independence Day (and to my already minimal class schedule), I've been able to enjoy a very long weekend.


For my friend's birthday, we decided to spend the night at Ada Beach, a beautiful spot that we first visited about a month ago.


To get there, my friends and I FINALLY took tro-tros, a form of very cheap transportation. They are these vans that go around their given routes, similar to how a bus might work. They are hard to figure out at first though, and I have had multiple friends who have traveled hours away from where they intended after getting on the wrong one. I enjoyed the tro-tro a lot though, and using them made me feel a lot more integrated with the locals.


Once we got off the tro-tro, we wandered around a deserted area, trying to figure out how to get to the boat taxis that would take us to the right part of Ada. It was hard to figure out where we were going, and the few people we were able to talk to didn't speak much English. After a bit of wandering, we were approached by a group of locals on motorcycles. (They're not prevalent in Accra, but motorcycle taxis are quite common in other areas.) We were transported to a boat on the backs of these vehicles that were somewhere between a vespa and a full-on motorcycle. It was so much fun as we went through a remote village on the motorcycles, winding between huts; dodging goats, chickens, and each other.


We were dropped off at a boat that then took us to the strip of beach where we spent the night. The island-type piece of land was nestled between the Volta River and the Atlantic Ocean. We spent our time there relaxing, eating fresh coconuts, dancing with the local children, and sleeping in a hut. It was so nice to wake up in the morning and be able to walk out onto the beach and into the ocean. .It made the hours of travel the day before feel far away and well worth it.


I can't wait to go back!