Wli Falls Trip

Last weekend we took our final trip as a class to Wli Falls. Up bright and early Saturday morning, we piled into two vans and headed towards the Volta Region. The drive took about four hours, and we passed a bunch of signs along the way for other waterfalls, and wondered why these falls were so special they were worth a four hour journey on Saturday morning. Actually it wasn't that big of a deal. I slept most of the way.

To get to the falls, we walked through a forest, crossing over seven or eight bridges along the way. The forest was beautiful, with the small streams running through it and butterflies all over the place.





The falls were unreal. I had never seen a waterfall before, so it was really exciting. We were able to swim all the out and underneath, which proved to be rather painful with all the water beating down on us, but awesome. Then Gerald suggested we go in as a group, so we all held hands and backed up into the falls, which was so much fun!





After the falls, we walked back through the forest and ate lunch before heading home. On the way home, one of the vans broke down, so several students climbed into the one remaining and headed home while the rest waited at the restaurant at the Shai Hills Hotel. I was on the first van home, but I hear the people who stayed behind had a good time at the hotel bar. That's just how we've learned to do things here. Nothing is ever easy, so you just make it fun and go with the flow.

I feel really rejuvenated after the Wli Falls trip. Things were coming to a point where I was just ready to go home, but now I'm excited about making my last two weeks in Ghana the best yet.