Ghana: Day 3

Today was very eventful. We ate a delicious breakfast of omlettes, hard-boiled eggs, and mango juice. Afterwards, we left to visit Reverend Twum's house and family. We gave Rita, who Cindy has been in contact with ever since before the trip started, some clothes, etc. for her child, who is due to be born soon. We met a group of children outside his home, and gave them some candy and books we made, comparing Ghana and STL. Then, we went to tha Ashanti woodcarving shops, where we got our first taste of the barter system used in Ghana. They had many interesting things, such as drums, wood carvings of elephants and other animals, tribal masks, and even the African version of the Thinking Man! We wern't very good at barganing, so our guides, Steven and Ama helped us. We went to lunch where we ate an "American" meal, consisting of a burger, fries, and sody-pop while the World Cup match of Ghana vs Australia was on. (Ghana tied Australia, 1-1) We visited Lake Bosumtwi, which is considered sacred by the Ashanti people. It was formed by a meteorite strike, way back in the day. There are about 30 villages around the lake, with about 70,000 total people. We were taken on a boat ride of the lake by the locals and we had a smashing good time! Finally, we came back to the hotel, ate a scrumptious dinner of beef stir fry, fish, fries, and eggs. Then, Mark asked who wanted to do the blogging tonight, and i volunteered, so, here it is...