Okay so all these pictures are completely out of order, but oh well. So, the only way that you get to the stilt village, Nzulezo, is by canoe. It takes about one hour by canoe to get to the village. Honestly, it was awesome! I won't lie to you. It's probably one of the most amazing things that we did while in Ghana.
In our canoe group there was our little group of 3 adults and 2 kids and 6 med. students from England. You put 5 in a canoe and then you have your guide in the back who does (let's face it) most of the work because we're wimps. In the first 40 minutes of the trip you are in more shallow waters that take you through parts of jungle and fields. yes, fields. It looks like fields and in the dry season, it actually in a marshy field that you can walk on. The guide uses a long pole to push you along while you paddle. Then the water opens up to this huge river that is deep. The guide says that the water is clean and that you can drink it even though it looks black. It did, it looked black but when you scooped it, it was clear. Do you think that any of us actually drank it? Heck no! He also told us that you can find some alligators in the the river.
This is the other group of med. students. 
This is actually the first building you see in the village. Wild monkeys roam all around and some are even kept for pets. can you find the monkey in the picture?
Our first view of the village from the lake.
Traveling through parts of the jungle in the shallow waters.
It is literally a water highway. We passed a lot of traffic on our way to and from the village. Yes, half of the traffic was tourists and the other half locals. This lady was traveling alone and didn't stop at the village but kept going to I don't know where.
This was just an amazing shot. It was on the beach at the headquarters where you meet, pay, and get your guide to take you in the canoe.
It had been raining all morning and the whole 2 hour drive it took to get from Busua to the little village where you start your canoe trek to Nzulezo. However, we pulled in to the parking lot and waited 5 minutes and the rain stopped and then the sun came out. It was meant to be!!! The sun stayed out for our entire trip of 2 hours of canoeing and 1 hour at the village. We ate lunch at a beach resort near the car park and as we drove away for our trip back home, it start downpouring again! So it was just perfect and really meant to be for us to go. It didn't stop raining the rest of the day either. So after raining all morning, they had to scoop the water out of the canoes so that we could go. 
Our little Accra family! Susan is our friend from Chicago. She is AMAZING! She is a high school teacher for inner-city kids and she loves her work. She was a fulbright teacher exchange in Ghana. She is a beautiful, giving, humble, and extroadinary woman and I'm so glad to know her and have her in my life. she's also a marathon runner and will be coming to Bloomington for the Bloomington marathon at McCormick's creek in December! Hooray!
Some of the traffic we passed along the way. This man was gathering palm leaves.
You'd think they've never had their picture taken!! They were pretty excited.
This is actually the first building you see in the village. Wild monkeys roam all around and some are even kept for pets. can you find the monkey in the picture?
Our first view of the village from the lake.
Traveling through parts of the jungle in the shallow waters.
It is literally a water highway. We passed a lot of traffic on our way to and from the village. Yes, half of the traffic was tourists and the other half locals. This lady was traveling alone and didn't stop at the village but kept going to I don't know where.
This was just an amazing shot. It was on the beach at the headquarters where you meet, pay, and get your guide to take you in the canoe. 
It had been raining all morning and the whole 2 hour drive it took to get from Busua to the little village where you start your canoe trek to Nzulezo. However, we pulled in to the parking lot and waited 5 minutes and the rain stopped and then the sun came out. It was meant to be!!! The sun stayed out for our entire trip of 2 hours of canoeing and 1 hour at the village. We ate lunch at a beach resort near the car park and as we drove away for our trip back home, it start downpouring again! So it was just perfect and really meant to be for us to go. It didn't stop raining the rest of the day either. So after raining all morning, they had to scoop the water out of the canoes so that we could go. 
Our little Accra family! Susan is our friend from Chicago. She is AMAZING! She is a high school teacher for inner-city kids and she loves her work. She was a fulbright teacher exchange in Ghana. She is a beautiful, giving, humble, and extroadinary woman and I'm so glad to know her and have her in my life. she's also a marathon runner and will be coming to Bloomington for the Bloomington marathon at McCormick's creek in December! Hooray!
Some of the traffic we passed along the way. This man was gathering palm leaves. 
You'd think they've never had their picture taken!! They were pretty excited. 
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