Saturday is Beach Day!

Entry 3 21/10/2013

Beach Day!

Hey everyone!  On Saturday, The Achiase Children’s home went to the beach for the first time since I’ve been here.  The kids get super excited because the do not often get to leave the compound!  Mr. Sam owns a trotro, so we took two trips and he drove everyone from the orphanage out to Winneba Beach, where we spent the afternoon.  Bear in mind that a trotro is slightly larger than a minivan, and we were able to squeeze 23 adults/teenagers in for one trip!  Us volunteers bought lunch and gas for everybody, and Mama Sarah made some delicious fried rice with chicken, along with a treat of popcorn and a peanut-brittle-type dessert.  The kids love the beach and the water and had an amazing time. A few of our older boys set up a makeshift high jump out of palm leaves and were leaping over it.  I took a couple of pictures because I was astounded with the vertical-abilities of the boys. 

 The waves coming in are huge, but luckily there was a smaller controlled pool of ocean water where the little ones could splash around safely.  There were many other beach-goers as well, many of the men took notice of the six white girls and I received my first marriage proposal!  (Don’t worry mom and dad, I kept my wits about me).  By the end of the day we were all tuckered out.  The kids were sandy and salty, the volunteers were sunburned, and everyone was ready to sleep soundly that night!