Volta Region
On Monday, November 11, Mel and I took a tro-tro from Accra to Hohoe (a 4-5 hour trip). From Hohoe it was another 30 minute tro-tro ride to Wli Falls where we stayed until Wednesday morning.
Wli's greatest attraction is their waterfall, which is the tallest in West Africa and the main water source to the community. You can hike to the upper falls and see them from the top or you can hike to the bottom of the falls where there is a pool of cool, fresh water. Mel and I went to the lower falls. On our hike we saw plants such as pineapple, banana, cacao, cola nuts, coffee beans, and more. Once we reached the falls we went swimming and we were even able to go underneath the falls! Only it was no shampoo commercial--the pressure and the mist literally took our breath away--we could only stand to stay under there for maybe a minute. We had such an incredible time.
Unfortunately I have no pictures--they are all on Mel's waterproof camera.
We heard there were caves in a nearby village called Likpe and had one of the local people to take us there on his motorbike. The caves were at the top of a small mountain and neither Mel nor I were prepared for the trek. Especially when it came to our footwear. So that was a struggle. In fact, in the third cave Mel's flip flop broke. The best part of the cave tour was standing in the third cave... the walls were covered with bats. Most were sleeping but there were quite a few flying all around us too.
We spent the rest of our afternoon doing laundry, strolling around, getting stuck in a rainstorm, and enjoying Rita's cooking.
"Casual Monday" stroll along the border of Togo and Ghana
