About 1.3 million year ago a meteorite with an estimated
size of 800 meters hit mid-Ghana. Today
there is a lake about 8K across and about 75 meters deep. On the way back south from Kumasi, we stopped
at this lake. At the hut “greeting
center” we were “invited” to make a donation towards reforestation of the
crater, and to purchase a map/guide.
On the lake people were paddling astride log boats and
fishing with nets. We walked along the
edge of the lake a bit to watch. There
we ran into a couple fellows from China.
Turns out that he is part of a business manufacturing hair extenders and
visits a different African country each year.
Interesting.
On the way back, we decided to stop for lunch. Turns out that the fellow who ran the small
restaurant (5 tables) and guesthouse (about 4 rooms) was from Memphis
Tenn. When we ordered, he suggested that
it might be quicker if we both ordered the same thing. So we ordered the basic fried rice dish and
fish. And we settled in to chat. And chat.
And chat. It was very interesting
to hear about how he ended up managing this guest house in remote Ghana. And we waited for the food. And waited some more. In all , it was over an hour for them to make
the basic national rice dish with red palm oil and the fish. Actually, the fish may have been purchased
already cooked, because we saw the same fish being sold from woks with charcoal
fires along the beach.
Turns out that they were running on Ghana time. No matter how simple the food that we
ordered, it usually took over an hour to fix and serve it. Now we understood why the restaurant at the
hotel in Kumasi had served a buffet—no waiting.
Since we did not have a particular plan, it was OK to be leisurely. By the end of the day we checked in at the
National Park to find out the next day’s schedule, and found a place to stay
near the park. And then waited for our
dinner……..
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