My Sweet Travel Nightmare.
Toothbrush? Checked. Underpants? Checked. Snacks, most definitely, checked. I was fully prepared for my trip. Everything was carefully packed into my backpack. I'm that kind of person, as most people, that usually pack my stuff a day to the zero hour when I'm to embark on a trip. I had mixed feelings, talked all day about the yet to be embarked on trip with friends as well as relatives. I couldn't keep calm. Anxiety, adrenaline and a wandering worried mind stole my sleep the night to our travel. Actually, it was my first time travelling out of the capital, Accra to Cape Coast, specifically Kakum National Park. I was going on this trip with my two elderly siblings and an uncle. My uncle dislikes it when we refer to him as an uncle. Over the years, we've built our relationship to the extent that we see ourselves more of siblings than an uncle-niece relation.
Fast forward, after lots of talks, and convictions, our parents allowed us to go on this trip at 11:00am. We left in a Ford Turneo Custom and picked the other team members from their various destinations bringing us to a total of 10 individuals. 4 of which were related to me and the other 5 more of acquaintances. Pleasantries were exchanged and we engaged in various discussions among others. One memorable discussion session we had was about dating your friend's ex. So I ask, would you date a friend's ex? It was such a fruitful discussion with emotions coming to play in our arguments. At about an hour and half of our trip, we decided to get something to eat apart from the various foods we carried. We stopped at a bus stop to get some kenkey. Kenkey is a local dish here in Ghana enjoyed by majority of people especially in the Capital, Accra. We bought some kenkey and ate amidst talks and laughter. We continued with our trip and got to our destination around 16:30pm. We were obviously late and we couldn't use the canopy walk. That meant waiting for the next day. We decided to take a walk around the town. At least to familiarize ourselves with the town. The stroll was exceptional especially seeing traders market their items in humorous ways. Night fell and we had to make our tent. We went for woods in the forest, not a thick one by the way, for the tent. The tent was beautiful.
That was the first time I was going to lodge in a tent. First time experiences are the best. Trust me. We made two tents. One for we the guys and the other for the ladies. We made a bonfire and told night stories. My uncle kept on talking about snakes and wild animals. I was a bit scared but I didn't want my masculinity to be undermined, so I mastered courage and listened to every bit of it. It was more or less like subjecting myself to torture. It was time to sleep. Lying on my mat, I reminisced the stories my uncle told us. Fear gripped me. I was now in the woods standing alone. A lady clad in white with blood all over her body had snakes moving out of her palms and these snakes were coming towards me. I started screaming till I couldn't hear myself anymore. I guess I lost my voice. All of a sudden, I found myself on the canopy walkway. Running steadily as the lady followed. I fell heavily on the walkway, slipped from the edge of it, through the net and fell into the abyss with my resounding echoing voice. All of a sudden, I felt a cold tap on my shoulder with my sister saying, "Fortune wake up we are late for the canopy walk".I couldn't believe my eyes!! Was this a dream? I was reluctant to join them for the canopy walk but then I freshened up and joined them. The flight of stairs through the forest before getting to the canopy walkway made me exhausted. I was the last to start the walk on the canopy walkway. When I landed my first step on the walkway and heard a scream from God knows where, I tripped on the walkway with fear written all over my face because I thought I was going to relive my nightmare. In all, Kakum National Park was such a wonderful experience. Even though I experienced a nightmare and some hitches here and there, the walk was successful and most importantly, I didn't fall into the abyss.
P.S. The picture of the tent wasn't that of our's, by the way.
Fast forward, after lots of talks, and convictions, our parents allowed us to go on this trip at 11:00am. We left in a Ford Turneo Custom and picked the other team members from their various destinations bringing us to a total of 10 individuals. 4 of which were related to me and the other 5 more of acquaintances. Pleasantries were exchanged and we engaged in various discussions among others. One memorable discussion session we had was about dating your friend's ex. So I ask, would you date a friend's ex? It was such a fruitful discussion with emotions coming to play in our arguments. At about an hour and half of our trip, we decided to get something to eat apart from the various foods we carried. We stopped at a bus stop to get some kenkey. Kenkey is a local dish here in Ghana enjoyed by majority of people especially in the Capital, Accra. We bought some kenkey and ate amidst talks and laughter. We continued with our trip and got to our destination around 16:30pm. We were obviously late and we couldn't use the canopy walk. That meant waiting for the next day. We decided to take a walk around the town. At least to familiarize ourselves with the town. The stroll was exceptional especially seeing traders market their items in humorous ways. Night fell and we had to make our tent. We went for woods in the forest, not a thick one by the way, for the tent. The tent was beautiful.
That was the first time I was going to lodge in a tent. First time experiences are the best. Trust me. We made two tents. One for we the guys and the other for the ladies. We made a bonfire and told night stories. My uncle kept on talking about snakes and wild animals. I was a bit scared but I didn't want my masculinity to be undermined, so I mastered courage and listened to every bit of it. It was more or less like subjecting myself to torture. It was time to sleep. Lying on my mat, I reminisced the stories my uncle told us. Fear gripped me. I was now in the woods standing alone. A lady clad in white with blood all over her body had snakes moving out of her palms and these snakes were coming towards me. I started screaming till I couldn't hear myself anymore. I guess I lost my voice. All of a sudden, I found myself on the canopy walkway. Running steadily as the lady followed. I fell heavily on the walkway, slipped from the edge of it, through the net and fell into the abyss with my resounding echoing voice. All of a sudden, I felt a cold tap on my shoulder with my sister saying, "Fortune wake up we are late for the canopy walk".I couldn't believe my eyes!! Was this a dream? I was reluctant to join them for the canopy walk but then I freshened up and joined them. The flight of stairs through the forest before getting to the canopy walkway made me exhausted. I was the last to start the walk on the canopy walkway. When I landed my first step on the walkway and heard a scream from God knows where, I tripped on the walkway with fear written all over my face because I thought I was going to relive my nightmare. In all, Kakum National Park was such a wonderful experience. Even though I experienced a nightmare and some hitches here and there, the walk was successful and most importantly, I didn't fall into the abyss.
P.S. The picture of the tent wasn't that of our's, by the way.
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