After an eventful Friday night in Osu, we had a nice breakfast at Auntie's, and headed back towards Kokrobitey. We needed to get food to stock the kitchen (we have been cooking for ourselves) so on the way back we stopped at Kaneshie to buy some fresh veggies. Kaneshie is a big market on the edge of Accra and has several floors. There are stands with a huge variety of different things to buy. At Kaneshie we purchased carrots, ginger, peppers, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, and several other vegetables. We then hopped in the tro-tro and went to Shop Rite (yes, there IS a Shop Rite in Ghana) to pick up some items that we couldn't get at Kaneshie. It was somewhat odd to walk around in a grocery store after being in the hectic market atmosphere.
We then caught a taxi and headed back to Kokrobitey. We were exhausted after unloading our groceries and got some much needed rest.
Of course, since it was a Saturday night we had to go to Big Milly's for Reggae Night. Big Milly's is a small beachside resort in Kokrobitey. There is a restaurant there as well as an outdoor bar by the beach. Every Saturday night they have live Reggae music. Almost the whole village comes out to dance and have a good time. Kokrobitey is an interesting village because it actually has more white people than most. Because it is right on the beach, our village attracts tourists. And tourists, particularly white girls, attract Rastas. There is a very large Rasta population in Kokrobitey chillin on the beach all the time. They are a funny and friendly group. We actually ran into one of our friends we hung out with in Osu while we were there. After lots of dancing, I finally headed home to the Institute and slept very well!
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