Saturday was scheduled as a free day, and after changing money (stories about AMEX Travelers' checks will have to wait...just good new here) we headed back to the Cultural Arts Center for shopping. The students are beginning to get the real hang of bargaining and they've learned to walk away. We had first visited the market late Wednesday afternoon and it was frantic - it was later and the vendors surely wanted to finish the day with a sale and so were very aggressive and the students found today that the pace was much easier and they demonstrated more self-confidence. I did pick up a few things I hadn't seen before as well as the "obligatory" African Mask.
A later lunch with some students (some went to the beach, others back to the hotel to rest) and then I headed off to James Town to see the lighthouse and to walk through the town and onto Ussher Town. The light house was cool - I got a private tour and then walked back to Independence Circle by way of the promenade through James Town and Ussher Town. I ran into these cute brothers and sisters. Their mother asked me to take their photos and the children were very pleased to see themselves! I gave them some stickers I had and they were pleased.
A great dinner with live music at Chez Afrique and then some students are heading out as I head up to bed...we've got an early start tomorrow for Volta Region and the boat ride.
Mary, are all the buildings this vividly painted?
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