Ghana 23 Day out in Aburi Gardens

Had lots of photo to upload but.... Wanna lost my phone.  That's another story which I'll write about on another day.

Needless to say fortunately I still have plenty more.

We went up to the local mountains in Aburi. Mountains is putting strong emphasis on tall hills. But it was cooler than Accra and got us out of the house.  Passed Rita Marley's House. Did you know she had moved back to Ghana... Well you do now. The Marley House Ghana.

We went up the hills with our friend Finlo, to the old colonial gardens. Needless to say they were in a state of disrepair but never the less you could feel the cool breeze and the air of calmness around the place. There were some lovely old trees and on one in particular. It has a long time ago had a creeper which in itself turned into a self supporting tree like structure.  The original tree inside has since died and left a big hollow.  Wanna went up inside to have a look. Fascinating.

There was also an old helicopter laid up.  No idea why. But again something to look at.

We then had a wonder around and relaxed. Stopped at a local hotel which had a lot of funny signs around the place. One caught my eye.

Go on smile.

Garden Centre

We had a quick trip to the local garden centre to buy some pots etc. Seemed to have everything. All a bit old including a disused 'pond'.

The lady serving had her daughter with her. Really cute little thing. Loved having her photo taken.

The Beauty Of Nature

We've been growing lots of orchids and other exotic plants etc in the garden. But yesterday one special plant caught my eye. Its not an orchid but more a sort of small pinapple type plant.

The colours were magnificent. I've attached a few shots but they really do not do it justice. However I do have a feeling that seeing and pondering over such a beautiful flower can only be good omen for 2010.