With the Lonto Chief (far left) and other village elders. The one next to him (in blue and yellow) is Grandpa Naami, my gracious host in Lonto.
The Naami teak farm.
Grandpa Naami working on the small farm behind their home.
Doing some small weeding.
Looking out on his riches.
Grandma Naami preparing dinner with Lizzie.
A delicious boiling stew overlooking the massive compound.
Pulling in the nets with Abraham (in blue) and his boys.
The boys removing fish from the net.
Other fishermen navigating the remnants of the teak forests that existed before the creation of Lake Volta.
A sampling of some of the day's catch. Abraham said they sometimes catch up to 300 fish in a day during the rainy season and are often limited to less than 150 in the dry season.
Gideon with his cell phone charging contraption. There’s no electricity in Lonto but there is cell phone reception if you stand in a certain area. Gideon built this cell phone charger for his phone and waits at the reception stand for anyone who needs to make a call.
Loading the boat to Yeji. We were the first to arrive and got to watch them load the cows and goats.
Several men + a solid plank of wood = large cow getting tipped into boat.
Just when you think the boat has reached its limit, ten more people get on board with luggage!
A very interesting landmark in Yeji. Note: Accra - 507 km, Capetown - 5118 km.
My companions on the boat from Yeji back to Lonto.
Sunrise over the Naami farm/pawpaw tree/banana tree.
“Obruni! How are you?! I'm fine! Thank you!” chant all the kids when you walk past.
A grave just outside the Naami compound. While there are cemetaries, people being buried just outside their homes is not uncommon.
Ostriches!
