The journey continued for us all and 16-18 hours later we made it up north to Bolgatanga. From here we took a taxi to Paga which shares the northern border with Burkina Faso. Our main goal of going up there is to visit the famous crocodile pond. You pay to feed a live chicken to the crocs and you can hold their tail and ride one. We were told we could ride one but when we got out to the crocs apparently the largest one which you are able to do that with was full already. We were the only ones there which was very nice. Overall it was a great experience but the same effect could probably be had down at Han’s Cottage in Cape Coast. I don’t think I would go all the way up there again myself, and the other in the group agree. The other reason we would not go up is because it is like you are in a completely different country. We did not experience the same hospitality we have found the rest of our time in Ghana. We learned that generally speaking people were not as friendly the farther north you went. Of course, there were definitely exceptions and we were grateful to experience some of those exceptions. Enjoy the pictures from Paga!
We made much better time than we had anticipated and had extra time. We decided to explore a bit. The driver told us the other “tourist” place to see was the slave camp. He drove us there but it did not sound too exciting and I personally did not want to pay to see it. We had seen a lot of donkeys in the area and Nate said he wanted to ride one. Next thing we know a guy calls his friend and brings a donkey for us to ride.
The donkey definitely had a mind of its own
We were right by the border of Burkina Faso and decided we would go see if they would let us cross for a photo. Without passports they do not let you do a whole lot, but we were able to stand just on the other side to see the “Welcome to Ghana” sign and snap a photo. Technically we were able to visit.
Next up on the tour are were heading to Tamale and then over to Mole National Park. We tried to make it all the way but unfortunately were not able to early enough to get a bus to Damongo (closest town to Mole). We stopped by an internet café and tried to find someone to couch surf with. We were lucky enough to find Clement. He was not even around but had his brother meet us and let us stay in his house, even though we were not there. His house is probably one of the nicer ones we have seen in Ghana. This is the room Nate and I slept in. Chloee and Maddie’s was not as big but just as nice.
The taxi we took in Tamale by far gets my vote for “worst taxi in Ghana” You make your own assessment:
Yes he actually uses this every day!
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