A Great Day in Ghana...

TR and the boys had a great day in Ghana!
First of all, my Kman turned 10 today in Ghana! Happy Birthday to my wonderful son. I am so proud of you for who you are and all you accomplish...


They started off going to Tema for church mass at Our Lady of Mercy which was the last place that my great uncle, Fr. Fran, served. TR said it was really great because the priest there knew my great uncle as did several of the parishners. At the church mass, they prayed for Kwame and for Kman (since it was his bday!).

Tema is a neighboring city to where our adoption center is. I always loved driving there or through there as the road to Tema is lined with the ocean and it is beautiful.. The day I took pictures of the drive, it was rainy...



After church, TR decided he wanted to take the boys to La Palm which is a really nice hotel. I don't know if the president stayed there or at the hotel just as nice next door to La Palm but in Ghana, it is of that caliber.
La Palm has many nice pools and restaurants, a little ice cream shop etc. I stayed there for three nights with Selina and loved my time there.

So TR tells the driver, "La Palm" but instead was taken to "La Beach" which is a touristy beach. He decided they would stay there and said they had a blast. He decided to wanted to take the boys to La Palm for dinner but I sounds like someone came up to Kwame and before TR knew it, Kwame had ordered dinner! I am laughing as I picture someone talking to Kwame in his native language and the next thing is dinner being served as TR tries to figure out how that happened! So he said their dinner was good and they still made it to La Palm for some ice cream before heading back to their much cheaper guest house for the night.

Here is a short video from You Tube of the beach that I believe they were at..


So it sounds like the boys are doing great together! TR said the boys have even gotten in trouble together which I find totally adorable!

Tomorrow they are headed to Cape Coast for two days of sight seeing and fun! Their trip includes the following...

They are staying at a hotel that looks fun

They plan to visit Kakun National Park which features rope bridges going across the rainforest. Here is my friend Molly who went to Ghana with me last summer on a bridge..


and Elmina and Cape Coast Castles. I also visited these slave castles. It is so hard to hear about how Africans were treated during this dark part of our history. You read about it in school and hear but to see the actual rooms that men and women were in was hard. I have included my pictures from these castles below.


I am glad the boys are headed to the coast. Through the contacts and groups I am involved with regarding our adoption, I have met an American woman who lives in Ghana about half of the year and runs a non profit helping send students to school. She lives on the coast and has helped TR plan his trip to get there. It has been so helpful to have that contact and I am excited the boys will get to meet Kathryn as she seems like a wonderful woman!

So that is today's adventure and what is planned for the next few days!!