Workers Day

Workers Day is a public holiday on 1st May each year in nGhana. It looks similar to our labour day, celebrating workers rights. So no one is at work today. We are using the time to visit another orphanage, and the Accra Beach.


First stop was Frafrah Orphanage, its not as well off as the SOS Orphanage, and a little more remote. You can see pics of the area around this place below (and more shops). Here is a pic:



This time it was us who were a bit more shy to start with, maybe everyone was a bit taken back by the difference in what SOS had compared with here. These 35 kids didn't have much, a school currently getting an extension, two dirt playfields, a mini bus donated by a German firm. It didn't take long however, until we were out on the dirt field playing kick to kick with the soccer ball, african dancing comps, and tickle-chasey. This time I joined in all the games and had a great time, but I didn't have my video camera with me. It was a hot day, sweat was pouring.







Next stop was the beach in Accra. Being a public holiday, we needed to pay 5 Cedi to get on the beach, and then I think most of Accra was there with us. The water was like warm bath water, incredible! The beach is lined with chairs and shelter from the sun, and no shortage of people asking us to follow them so they can have us sit in their area.


Once you choose a spot to sit, you need to purchase a drink, so I had a passion fruit/malt soda. Every drink seems to have malt in it here, like every restaurant serves grilled chicken and rice :). If anyone wanted, you could pay for a horse ride up and down the beach, but I had more fun relaxing in the sun, and having lots of people stare at the funny-looking white guy. Greenpeace doesn't seem big here, so no one came running down the beach singing "Save the whale" and trying to roll me back in to the ocean :)


Dinner was at a very nice hotel resort by the beach, and aside from losing Gary for a few minutes, the other highlight was Deiva's ice-juice purchase. Ice-juice is orange and pineapple juice with a scoop of ice-cream on top. But a spoon wasn't supplied to scoop the ice cream out with, however when the table suggested mixing it up, Deiva replied "...But I don't like them mixed"!? He's a funny guy - ordering a mix he doesn't like so he can separate them later :)


- Keep on Rockin'. Dwight.

Location:Frafrah, Ghana