Day 77 (friday)

We woke up and got ready and set off for the castle. We were to have breakfast at the same restaurant as before (I just wanted coffee and toast or something similar). I saw some pigs on the beach and I figured it was sort of uncommon so I went to take some pictures of them against the ocean and a boy started yelling at me (all I caught is that it wasn't safe) so I walked back towards the restaurant and the boy kept yelling, I said I understood and that I was leaving. He kept talking and was talking to Maureen, I suggested that we could just sit down and get our food. The boy looked at me as Maureen turned away and asked if I wanted to fight him. I said “why would I want to fight you?” and was thoroughly surprised by his remark. He made a finger gun and pulled its trigger, it was sort of amuzing. We eventually just walked into the restaurant and sat down and the same thing happened and the waiter said they were out of coffee or that the machine was down. I just asked for the packets and made that work. We stopped at the shops that I remembered and grabbed a few things. I spent a good amount of time looking over the items and it was really hot and I was exhausted. We walked to the bus station and grabbed tro tro to Accra. This trip took a couple of hours and the driver was a little less than stellar. As we were heading through town, I saw a cow in the back of a pickup truck. I didn't realize until we got closer that it was still alive and there were several men prodding the cow and ripping at its nose to make it stand up and get out of the truck. The poor thing was suffering so much and probably didn't have the energy to do much. Needless to say, it was suffering beyond imagination. We eventually made it through town and to Accra. We had a little trouble finding a taxi but finally grabbed one and set off for home. The traffic was so heavy again and it took us quite awhile to make it to our end. It was pretty scary but we made it safely. We dropped our bags and I took a much needed shower. Maureen made a huge plate of stew and rice for me (ate it all) and then I came to rest for a while. I didn't really rest, rather I laid down but couldn't really get comfortable. A short time later, Maureen came in and told me that she was setting off for church and that they wouldn't be back until after midnight (It was about 4:30 when she came in). I watched part of another movie and spent some time uploading my pictures. I went into the house and warmed some water and had some coffee and worked on the blog for a bit and the rest of the night will consist of a bit of reading and straightening out my travel itinerary for Tuesday. Today was a good day!