Elmina

Elmina is the largest and oldest slave fort ever built. In fact, it is the oldest sub-saharan European structure being built in the 15th century. There are many good photos of the city and the surrounds I cannot wait to show everyone. The castle is surrounded by a beautiful fishing village. I saw how they have harvested salt for thousands of years, and still do today. There is a fort built to protect the castle on a hill which can be seen in the first picture. The only residents remaining in the castle ar emany bats (3rd photo). I found out that Europeans did very little gathering of slaves. The local Africans traded slaves to the Europeans in the Castle for goods like rum and weapons.
I will post photos of Cape Coast and Kakum National park later on. I saw what most people spend 3 days to see in one day, literally. I am just like dad in that respect. Everyone else was taking there time and enjoying themselves while I was a madman on a mission. I saw the stilt village, Elmina, Cape Coast and the National park in two days. Most my time was spent on a tro-tro though.