During my travels with Thomas I met a German girl, Eva. We were buddies within a sec and she decided to come and visit me in Wa.
In a village only some three kilometers away we took our bicycles we visited the mud and stick mosque in Nakori. Here in the Upper West and Northern Region you can find some of there mosques which were build by Sudanese people in the 17th century ( some sources also say 14th century).
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Two weeks later we met again in Accra to go to Togo together. From Accra you get on the bus an drive towards the boarder. You cross the boarder check point and are right at the entrance of the capital of Togo, Lomé. And this is where we freaked out. Baguettes! Yes! Ghanaian bread is horrible. But Togo has Baguettes and it is avocado season. This is paradise. Within a couple of minutes we found the nice and charming Auberge de Diane where we spent our first night and made plans about baguette breakfast =). Lomé has a quite impressive beach front from where you can watch the many ships waiting to embark the port of Lomé. We walked around the center for a bit and met at a beach bar with another volunteer I had met before. The funniest thing is that you have to rethink your mode of transport. In Ghana you hop into a Tro-tro whereas in Togo you have moto-taxis. Every second a motorbike will pass you honking at you to show that he is free. Those moto-taxis are almost the only vehicles you see on the streets. This is actually a great solution to traffic problems.
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The next day we planned to go to the Fetishmarket that is one of the few to NO things to do in Lomé. We got to the entrance and decided to turn around. It is small, the smell is horrible and it is only made for tourist. Rotten dead animals, covered in 10 year old dust are laying down and you can see the close up for an immense charge.
So we went directly to our next destination: Agbodrafo. This is 1.5 hours away from the capital and is a beautiful village between the Lake Togo and the ocean. Our very recommendable Hotel Safari was within short walking distance to both.
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We took a trip across the Lake Togo on a canoe and visited Togoville. We were led to visit the Prince of Togoville (pretty posh guy) who explained to us about the history of the town. During the times of colonialism the city was called Togo and gave its name to the country later on. The Germans messed about with the town but there seemed to be a peaceful relationship.
It was a pleasant walk through the town, where we saw the church (being prepared for the Easter celebrations), some statues and enjoyed the quietness due to Easter coming up.
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Our next destination was Kpalimé, a bit further up North. We went back to Lomé and from there towards Kpamilé. For out of town distances one has to take a shared taxi. There are no buses or tro tros or the like. The taxi will be filled with as many people as possible. Actually it won't leave unless there are 6 passengers inside. This is especially comforting on a two hour journey. Well, I guess it could be worse.
In Kpalimé our only plan was to see the waterfalls. The tour was pretty awesome. First, you go on a moto-taxi for 20 minutes and it takes you up into the mountains. Then you start a 1.5 hours hike that takes you through coffee plantations, banana and plantain gardens until you finally arrive at a small hidden waterfall.
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After Kpalimé we went back to Accra and from there I went to Wa. I came back to weeks ago. The last two weeks were extremely stressful and it seems like months have passed since this journey.
