We spent only about 48 hours in Elmina — Saturday morning to Monday morning. The big event on the first day was a tour of the castle. On the second day we toured the town. In between we walked on the beach, swam, and ate good food.
Here are a few images from the Elmina market.
Kids are an integral part of life in the market. This is the weekend, so even the older kids are not in school. And when the parents, indeed the whole adult family, heads to the market, so do those that need supervision (of a sort).
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What was in the big yellow containers that were in the picture of the boys in Elmina? Water or something else?
Ah, the ubiquitous yellow jerry cans. They start out life filled with palm oil (everything here is fried in it) and then are used by everyone to hold water. The kids are using them for water. Since most houses don't have piped water, these are used to carry home water from depots. And as always, carried on top of the head.
PS. Mary, glad to know you are still out watching me.
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