James Town Visit (We would call this a suburb of Accra.)

James Town is a small fishing community, which is located at Accra's waterfront on the Gulf of Guinea.  About 5,000 of the poorest of the poor live and work within a 3 mile beach area.  Friends of ours were taking their visiting niece to see this area and invited us to go.  The pics you will see have us walking through their living areas and we dare not do this walk without our local guide, Humprey.

The guide explains that he grew up here but managed to learn to read and get to school outside of James Town.  He came back to live and open a small school (pics below).  He walks through the maze of huts and tents at 6:00 am, Monday - Friday and calls for the young children to come to school and promises them a meal.  About 150 elementary school age kids join him most of the time.

Humprey, our friends (Elder Doug Hadley and niece in background.) and my hot wife!

Humprey and 3 of his students

Boys playing

He wouldn't let go of my leg!  What a cute boy!

Fish being smoked.  They stack 4-5 screens on top of each other over a small smoky fire for a couple of hours and it's smoke fish.

Fish in foreground with fire in background.  Note the trays of fish stacked over the fire you can see.

I think he is wondering how the Obrunie (non-African) got into his space.  Linda and friends in background inspecting a fishing boat being carved.

Inside of a fishing boat....it looks like a boat from biblical times.

A new boat recently carved.

Our friends and Linda listening to guide Humprey.