Kintampo

Kintampo Waterfalls

After my long, decently rough week I decided I needed a break from Damongo. So my friend and I decided to take a road trip to the waterfalls! The waterfalls are located in Kintampo, which is in the Brong Ahafo Region (I live in the Northern Region). It was about a three-hour drive there. We arrived at the waterfalls and they were breathtaking. They were so beautiful! It was exactly what I needed to relax after my stressful week. We decided to go under the waterfalls… little did I know the water was absolutely freezing! It was so cold but so refreshing! So we hung out at the waterfalls for a bit and then a school showed up to join! It turns out that the louder you scream the more the water falls! The kids loved the water though! It was so fun to see kids just being kids- not carrying water on their heads or selling stuff on the side of the road- but just splashing in the water. I loved every minute of it.

After the waterfalls we took a bus to Tamale, the capital of the Northern Region. This took about three hours as well and we met up with some friends. We hung out for a while, watched the soccer game, and then headed to town! We went out to a rooftop bar in Tamale- what an experience! There were lots of people there and almost everybody was dancing. Oh the dancing let me tell you… Ghanaians can move!!! They are such good dancers! The best part about it is that they all dance alone! They are all just jamming out in their own world dancing to the music- I love it! It was so much fun to see and to watch some of them dance was fascinating!

The next day we woke up, had some breakfast, and headed back to Damongo! It was another three-hour journey on a bumpy dirt road. It was a long day but we made it! As much as I love Damongo, there are always times where you need a little vacation from vacation. The trip to the waterfalls was a wonderful break and I forgot about everything that happened the week before. This week has started off great and I am trying to stay as positive as I can!

I hope you are all doing well and know that I miss each and every one of you!

Lots of love!

Bianca

Oh... and I sat on a camel...