Last Stop: Green Turtle Lodge

The trip from Mole to our last beach stop, Green Turtle Lodge, was a 3 day adventure. We went first to Tamale where we stayed in what might have been the dirtiest hotel in Ghana, the Christian Council Guesthouse. The walls were filthy, and the sheets could have been cleaner. The best part was the shower that was rotting-pretty sure that if you stepped on in you would fall through! At least it was only 1 night!


From there we went to Kumasi and stayed in a refreshingly nice hotel, and treated ourselves to expensive yet delicious Indian food at Moti Mahal. Pam and I both left with sore tummies from eating far too much, but the pain was worth it! From Kumasi we went to Takoradi, and finally arrived at our destination, the beach.

Green Turtle Lodge is a pretty fantastic little place. It's very environmentally conscious-run on solar power, self composting toilets (that don't always smell wonderful), local food etc. They also organize tours to the surrounding communities and have a community fund. We went on a boat tour of the mangrove forest which was very good. Unfortunately the shore where the boats go out is covered in garbage. The whole town seemed to have garbage just thrown everywhere, which was a bit of a turn off, especially for a "eco tour." Perhaps they are working on that problem?









The beach was fabulous, as was the food and everything else. Ama practiced getting as dirty as possible, and we practiced relaxing. Highly recommended little place!