Volta Lake

After a couple days in Accra, I went to Volta Lake with my friend Jessie. Jessie is part Ewe, the main tribe in the Volta region, so he was a great guide. Not to mention his being able to navigate the complexity of the ground transit station in Accra. I would probably still be lost there!


We had a great place on the bank of the Volta River: Aylo's Bay in Atimpoku. We sat for hours on this dock watching fishermen in dugout canoes move up and down the river and traffic constantly moving across the Adomi bridge.


Lake Volta is the largest man-made lake in the world. We did a music cruise on the lake to Dodi Island. It was an all day event, departing at 10:00 and returning at 4:30 with a one hour stopover on Dodi Island. The music was some great highlife on the way out and American pop on the way back. The food was great too.


This once-a-week cruise to Dodi Island is the main economy of the island, so everyone was there to greet us as we arrived on the island. There was singing and dancing. Jessie easily joined the drumming, as most men in Ghana are quite good drummers.


It was very hot this day. The hike to the top of Dodi Island was more like a death march. I drank gallons of water every day in this heat, which people found very amusing.


Dodzi was a young fisherman that became friendly with Jessie. He took us out on the river for a short ride in his canoe.




Don't worry....the water is very clear and is safe for swimming.