At first our guided tour consisted of literally a stop at one tree after another with a long winded explanation of the tree.... Most of the group, still recovering from Halloween the night before were feeling some regret for taking this trip... Until it got a little more hands on.
We ventured on into the more sensory intensive activities which included chewing on the inner bark of a cinnamon tree, smelling all spice leaves and menthol leaves, eating berries, and star fruit.
Here is some of the group pulling off bark from the cinnamon tree.
This is my friend Madeline standing in front of a monstrous tree covered in leaves. (sorry I don't remember the name of it)The biggest treat of the tour? Getting the opportunity to try the miracle berry or miracle fruit. Once you eat one of these berries it makes any of the food you eat taste sweet. I was caught off guard because I didn't realize how strong its effects would be, but it was pretty amazing. I had a nimble of the miracle berry and then a bite of my not so ripe star fruit which had previously tasted extremely bitter... and miraculously it now tasted so very sweet. Pretty unforgettable.
Tomorrow morning we head out on a four day trip to the Northern Region of Ghana. It is predominantly a Muslim population and very different from all other areas of Ghana so I am quite excited.
all the best from Ghana.
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