Shea butter

Shea butter is made from nuts found only in West Africa. It is great for dry skin and hair. Shea butter like palm oil is manufactured completely by women.

Paga Sacred crocodile pond

In Paga, there is a pond filled with about 500 crocodiles. These crocodiles are considered holy and are relatively friendly to humans.

Navrongo Church

The Navrongo church made entirely of mud bricks is one of the oldest Catholic church in Ghana. The interior art work is done by local women. The Bishop of the church was buried inside the church.

Leather Tannery at Tamale

I was pleasantly surprised by the fact that no harsh chemicals are used at this tannery. The natural dyes make Ghana leather a preferred commodity for me.

Larabanga Mosque

The mud and stick mosque of the Larabanga village is one of the oldest in West Africa and the oldest mosque in Ghana. The villagers of Larabanga were extremely friendly and welcoming. We made a lot of friends in this visit especially from the Larabanga football team.

Mole National Park

The best part of Mole national park is the birds. The birds are truly exotic. Like many other good things in Ghana, the birds are not talked about much here. There are hardly any books about birds of Ghana. But we were lucky to meet Zach - the birds expert at Mole national park. Zach with his binocs opened the world of Ghana birds to us.

The big black African elephants are a sight to behold. Just before we were leaving the elephants surfaced at the water hole that the hotel overlooks. After spending a couple of days looking for elephants, when we saw them they lingered. They played and bathed at the water hole for a couple of hours. Too bad it was time to leave. I could spend a life time watching African elephants.

Warthogs at Mole National park

Baboon

Baboon trying to open my hotel room door

Cobs

Elephants at the water hole

Green Monkey

Zach the bird man at Mole national park

Zach with a plantain eater

Looking for elephants with our guide Ibrahim from Mole national park.

Ghari making

Ghari is made from Cassava. It is sold all along the road from Accra to Kumasi. On close inspection Ghari making is a laborious process. Food making in Ghana in general is usually a tedious process with a lot of pounding.