The next morning, Steve took us to get driver's permits and we made our way over to the nearest beach, Accra...carefully (Left side of the road driving).
In all our excitement to get to the beach, we left the camera at home. I have zero pictures from the daytime. But, imagine a beautiful Caribbean beach... and that's what it looked like.
The gentleman who rented us chairs and an umbrella for the day noticed we were enjoying body surfing, and offered us a boogie board (there were many persuasive people trying to sell/rent us things). Eventually he just gave it to us to use for the rest of the day.
This was also our first encounter with pepper sauce on the island. Alex's stepfather, Brian, makes his family's version, which we love. His grandmother was Bajan and his father came from Trinidad. We had it with french fries and a salad from a beach vendor shack. They didn't have much in the way of veggie options for Alex. But, it was GOOD!
While bodysurfing, we met a paramedic, Michael. It was interesting to discuss our different experiences with emergency health care.
While bodysurfing, we met a paramedic, Michael. It was interesting to discuss our different experiences with emergency health care.
I was also convinced to buy a coconut (not hard to do) which was macheted first for drinking the water and then sliced open for scraping out the young coconut. It was delicious.
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