Kids Inc.

A collection of the kids I met from around the country. 

peace. love. kids. 

peace. love. batik.

Today I thought I would share with you a few photos of the batik process. 

Aunty Gina has a large backyard where she does her batik work. The pot of water will be used for removing the wax at the end of the process. 

Mixing the perfect color. 

This is what can happen if the wax gets too hot....

The de-waxing process to remove all wax from the cotton.

Wash and rinse. (This is also how laundry is done, for all of you who thought we had a washing machine)

Stamps galore!

Eli and Emma have the best view for batiking.

My pattern stamped in wax on the white cotton, pre dye bath.

peace. love. batik. 

A Day Trip to Domama

Remember the worst day trip of my life? I was told that I was going on a short walk to a rock shrine, followed by canoeing and a waterfall.....false.

Here we are sitting inside the rock shrine. I am surprised to see that I am the only one smiling in this photo, as I was the one hating every moment of the walk.

Looking outside.

Three massive rocks. Not worth the 17K walk.

We passed through this remote village on our way to the rocks.

Of course we found some kids who wanted their photos taken. 

The three minute canoe ride.

Kids in canoes.

Walking.....

Still walking.....

peace. love. water in a bag.

A Night In Larabanga

On our way back from visiting Mole, we decided that we would stay the night in a small town that was located just south of the park....it added quite a bit on entertainment to our already eventful trip.

We were greeted by the local children, all wanting us to take their picture.

We had the option of sleeping on the roof, using these branches as steps up.

Talk about a room with a view.

Ah yes, living in the lap of luxury. 

I liked this window. 

This is the oldest mosque in west Africa, built in the 13th century.

We went at a bit of an awkward time, because it was the evening call to prayer, but we were welcomed and drank tea with one of the men who came to welcome us.

Did you ever wonder was Larabanga looks like at 4:00 in the morning? Well....this is it.

On our way back to Cape we stopped at the largest market in Ghana. How would you like to do your shopping here?

peace. love. Cowabunga Larabanga.

MOLE MOLE MOLE!

This post is going to be in two parts. The one today will show the park, and the one tomorrow will show the small town where we spent the night....

As soon as we pulled into the park we saw this elephant hanging out having a little snack. 

But when we were taking his photo he became a little camera shy...

A few of us enjoying our lunch, before the monkey jumped onto the table and took Jordans lunch.

TOMS on safari!

I was forced to wear these boots (over my shoes) because there were apparently snakes that could kill me. I didn't see any of these so called snakes roaming around, but it made for a good photo shoot next to a pile of bones. 

Elephant hunting....

Revenge of the hungry monkeys. This guy came a little too close for comfort. 

Our ride home. 

Enjoying the view from the back of the truck. 

peace. love. safari. 

A night in the trees

Remember when I spent the night in a tree house in the middle of the jungle? Well, now you can have somewhat of an idea as to how that night went......

First we went through a small village, where we met up with the man who knew the way into the trees.

There was a tiny little baby goat, and I just couldn't help myself...I had to pick him up. When customs asked me if I had been in contact with any livestock I "forgot" about this moment. 

We met some cute kids along the way. 

And then we entered into the jungle....never to come out again.

We had little food, so we picked some cocoa pods along the way....you can see there is a bit of mud on my face from the tribal paint we wore on the walk.

Tree House. 

Is it what you thought?

This is the reason I held my pee the entire night. I was NOT about to climb down this ladder at 2 in the morning. 

Jessica and I were representing TOMS in the trees!

peace. love. tree hugger.