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Cape Coast, Ghana Road Trip

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Cape Coast, Ghana Road Trip I found myself in Ghana, back in 2014. Whilst there we decided to head out for an awesome road trip from Accra to Cape Coast. This is what happened! We rented out a car, got a driver we set of... The first stop was a beach side hotel called Kokobango...we had breakfast by the beach. very nice that! We took a scroll down the beach, to let the food settle. It was all very pretty! Along the way we met some locals doing there fishing run. After a long walk, i decided to rock a hamok and cool down. We then headed for Kakum national park. Its green, very green! We paid about 40 Ghana Cedi to go along the canopy walk, it was all very exciting. After all that we headed for Hans Cottage Botel for a spot of food. We had the most interesting experience. The place has live crocodiles and you can literally touch them...given you tip the attentant ofcause - a

Magaliesburg Camping Trip

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Magaliesburg Camping Trip I decided to round up my brothers and cousins for a night and day worth of camping. This is what happened! We preped up for the hour long drive from johannesburg to magaliesburg We slept over at an overnight camp site called Magalies Sleepy river. A very cool, well resourced place. We paid R70 pp for an electrified campsite. We had a braai, set up camp, brought along a Telescope for star gazing, had a lekker fire going, roasted marshmellows. It was great! The next morning we went exploring around the camp area. The river was very bueatiful, so was the surrounding. We set of the a popular hiking trail called Shelter Rock to summit the Magaliesburg Mountain Range...but first, selfies. We finally arrived The hike sat at R60 pp. We took the 8 km hike up and down the mountain. The challenge was not the distance, it was the elevation of the mountain, plus the heat an