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SmugMug <p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com">Costello-Events</a><br />Mike and Jeff enjoying Beninoise beers in Ouidah, Benin, a village well-known for its voodoo.</p><p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/1910487_6sf2N#96529253_ff3ZV" title="Mike and Jeff enjoying Beninoise beers in Ouidah, Benin, a village well-known for its voodoo."><img src="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P8300001/96529253_ff3ZV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Mike and Jeff enjoying Beninoise beers in Ouidah, Benin, a village well-known for its voodoo." title="Mike and Jeff enjoying Beninoise beers in Ouidah, Benin, a village well-known for its voodoo." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T20:48:03Z Costello-Events http://costello-events.smugmug.com http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P8300001/96529253_ff3ZV-Th.jpg 2006-08-30 18:14:36 <p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com">Costello-Events</a><br />Palm trees stretching along the "slave route" in Ouidah. This is the path slaves took leading from the village down to the beach on their way to the ships waiting to take them to the America ...</p><p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/1910487_6sf2N#96529656_YPVFZ" title="Palm trees stretching along the "slave route" in Ouidah. This is the path slaves took leading from the village down to the beach on their way to the ships waiting to take them to the America ..."><img src="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P8310003/96529656_YPVFZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Palm trees stretching along the "slave route" in Ouidah. This is the path slaves took leading from the village down to the beach on their way to the ships waiting to take them to the America ..." title="Palm trees stretching along the "slave route" in Ouidah. This is the path slaves took leading from the village down to the beach on their way to the ships waiting to take them to the America ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-05T15:37:06Z Costello-Events http://costello-events.smugmug.com http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P8310003/96529656_YPVFZ-Th.jpg 2006-08-31 08:58:06 <p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com">Costello-Events</a><br />One of the many statues along the slave route.</p><p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/1910487_6sf2N#96529703_zn3FQ" title="One of the many statues along the slave route."><img src="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P8310007/96529703_zn3FQ-Th-1.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="One of the many statues along the slave route." title="One of the many statues along the slave route." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-05T13:22:27Z Costello-Events http://costello-events.smugmug.com http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P8310007/96529703_zn3FQ-Th-1.jpg 2006-08-31 09:12:26 <p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com">Costello-Events</a><br />Us as we journey towards the beach along the old slave route.</p><p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/1910487_6sf2N#96529739_TXWem" title="Us as we journey towards the beach along the old slave route."><img src="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P8310009/96529739_TXWem-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Us as we journey towards the beach along the old slave route." title="Us as we journey towards the beach along the old slave route." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-05T13:45:37Z Costello-Events http://costello-events.smugmug.com http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P8310009/96529739_TXWem-Th.jpg 2006-08-31 09:13:11 <p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com">Costello-Events</a><br />Views of the houses dotting the intercoastal shoreline near Ouidah.</p><p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/1910487_6sf2N#96529756_rAFzR" title="Views of the houses dotting the intercoastal shoreline near Ouidah."><img src="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P8310015/96529756_rAFzR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Views of the houses dotting the intercoastal shoreline near Ouidah." title="Views of the houses dotting the intercoastal shoreline near Ouidah." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T20:38:57Z Costello-Events http://costello-events.smugmug.com http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P8310015/96529756_rAFzR-Th.jpg 2006-08-31 09:29:58 <p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com">Costello-Events</a><br />The Point of No Return on the beach in Ouidah. This monument pays tribute to the thousands of people that were exported from Benin as slaves.</p><p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/1910487_6sf2N#96529792_aA9kV" title="The Point of No Return on the beach in Ouidah. This monument pays tribute to the thousands of people that were exported from Benin as slaves."><img src="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P8310017/96529792_aA9kV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The Point of No Return on the beach in Ouidah. This monument pays tribute to the thousands of people that were exported from Benin as slaves." title="The Point of No Return on the beach in Ouidah. This monument pays tribute to the thousands of people that were exported from Benin as slaves." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-05T14:20:24Z Costello-Events http://costello-events.smugmug.com http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P8310017/96529792_aA9kV-Th.jpg 2006-08-31 09:41:35 <p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com">Costello-Events</a><br />Us relaxing on the beach near Ouidah on a hazy day.</p><p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/1910487_6sf2N#96755523_XZMVJ" title="Us relaxing on the beach near Ouidah on a hazy day."><img src="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P8310026/96755523_XZMVJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Us relaxing on the beach near Ouidah on a hazy day." title="Us relaxing on the beach near Ouidah on a hazy day." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T10:42:36Z Costello-Events http://costello-events.smugmug.com http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P8310026/96755523_XZMVJ-Th.jpg 2006-08-31 09:57:38 <p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com">Costello-Events</a><br />Mike's version of heaven...ESPN SportsCenter on a big screen TV at a bar serving draught beer in the middle of Africa!</p><p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/1910487_6sf2N#96755876_VYmxF" title="Mike's version of heaven...ESPN SportsCenter on a big screen TV at a bar serving draught beer in the middle of Africa!"><img src="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9030050/96755876_VYmxF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Mike's version of heaven...ESPN SportsCenter on a big screen TV at a bar serving draught beer in the middle of Africa!" title="Mike's version of heaven...ESPN SportsCenter on a big screen TV at a bar serving draught beer in the middle of Africa!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T10:25:51Z Costello-Events http://costello-events.smugmug.com http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9030050/96755876_VYmxF-Th.jpg 2006-09-03 11:33:57 <p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com">Costello-Events</a><br />A picture from the bus at the Togo-Ghana border.</p><p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/1910487_6sf2N#96755905_SEcmr" title="A picture from the bus at the Togo-Ghana border."><img src="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9010033/96755905_SEcmr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A picture from the bus at the Togo-Ghana border." title="A picture from the bus at the Togo-Ghana border." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-05T15:58:24Z Costello-Events http://costello-events.smugmug.com http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9010033/96755905_SEcmr-Th.jpg 2006-09-01 12:58:14 <p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com">Costello-Events</a><br />Boy were we happy to finally lay eyes on Ryan's Irish Pub, a real Irish pub (with fish and chips and the works) in Accra, Ghana. Who'd a thunk it?!</p><p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/1910487_6sf2N#96755921_i9vsC" title="Boy were we happy to finally lay eyes on Ryan's Irish Pub, a real Irish pub (with fish and chips and the works) in Accra, Ghana. Who'd a thunk it?!"><img src="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9020045/96755921_i9vsC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Boy were we happy to finally lay eyes on Ryan's Irish Pub, a real Irish pub (with fish and chips and the works) in Accra, Ghana. Who'd a thunk it?!" title="Boy were we happy to finally lay eyes on Ryan's Irish Pub, a real Irish pub (with fish and chips and the works) in Accra, Ghana. Who'd a thunk it?!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-15T01:36:34Z Costello-Events http://costello-events.smugmug.com http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9020045/96755921_i9vsC-Th.jpg 2006-09-02 18:09:21 <p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com">Costello-Events</a><br />An art shot...a canoe pulled ashore near Ouidah.</p><p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/1910487_6sf2N#96755922_VJHdd" title="An art shot...a canoe pulled ashore near Ouidah."><img src="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P8310027/96755922_VJHdd-Th-1.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="An art shot...a canoe pulled ashore near Ouidah." title="An art shot...a canoe pulled ashore near Ouidah." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-05T15:13:44Z Costello-Events http://costello-events.smugmug.com http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P8310027/96755922_VJHdd-Th-1.jpg 2006-08-31 10:01:37 <p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com">Costello-Events</a><br />An art shot (if you're into that type of art)...a urinal at one of the many customs stops upon entering Ghana.</p><p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/1910487_6sf2N#96755933_A97JE" title="An art shot (if you're into that type of art)...a urinal at one of the many customs stops upon entering Ghana."><img src="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9010035/96755933_A97JE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="An art shot (if you're into that type of art)...a urinal at one of the many customs stops upon entering Ghana." title="An art shot (if you're into that type of art)...a urinal at one of the many customs stops upon entering Ghana." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-05T16:02:13Z Costello-Events http://costello-events.smugmug.com http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9010035/96755933_A97JE-Th.jpg 2006-09-01 15:14:11 <p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com">Costello-Events</a><br />The view out of the bus window on the way through Ghana to Accra of the various vendors and their goodies on top of their heads.</p><p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/1910487_6sf2N#96755943_VZrm6" title="The view out of the bus window on the way through Ghana to Accra of the various vendors and their goodies on top of their heads."><img src="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9010034/96755943_VZrm6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The view out of the bus window on the way through Ghana to Accra of the various vendors and their goodies on top of their heads." title="The view out of the bus window on the way through Ghana to Accra of the various vendors and their goodies on top of their heads." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T10:20:42Z Costello-Events http://costello-events.smugmug.com http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9010034/96755943_VZrm6-Th.jpg 2006-09-01 15:13:18 <p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com">Costello-Events</a><br />Just had to have this shot. Where else can you find a dump and cows at at the beach? Surely not only in Ghana!</p><p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/1910487_6sf2N#96755956_aJ2aw" title="Just had to have this shot. Where else can you find a dump and cows at at the beach? Surely not only in Ghana!"><img src="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9020040/96755956_aJ2aw-Th-1.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Just had to have this shot. Where else can you find a dump and cows at at the beach? Surely not only in Ghana!" title="Just had to have this shot. Where else can you find a dump and cows at at the beach? Surely not only in Ghana!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-05T16:22:03Z Costello-Events http://costello-events.smugmug.com http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9020040/96755956_aJ2aw-Th-1.jpg 2006-09-02 15:42:48 <p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com">Costello-Events</a><br />A shot of the development in Ghana. Worlds away from our reality in Cameroon!</p><p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/1910487_6sf2N#96755991_yG9RQ" title="A shot of the development in Ghana. Worlds away from our reality in Cameroon!"><img src="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9030046/96755991_yG9RQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A shot of the development in Ghana. Worlds away from our reality in Cameroon!" title="A shot of the development in Ghana. Worlds away from our reality in Cameroon!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-05T14:38:13Z Costello-Events http://costello-events.smugmug.com http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9030046/96755991_yG9RQ-Th.jpg 2006-09-03 11:01:49 <p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com">Costello-Events</a><br />A crocodile cruising through the lilly pads at Hans Cottage Botel where we stayed in Cape Coast, Ghana.</p><p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/1910487_6sf2N#96756029_uRmhZ" title="A crocodile cruising through the lilly pads at Hans Cottage Botel where we stayed in Cape Coast, Ghana."><img src="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9040057/96756029_uRmhZ-Th-1.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="A crocodile cruising through the lilly pads at Hans Cottage Botel where we stayed in Cape Coast, Ghana." title="A crocodile cruising through the lilly pads at Hans Cottage Botel where we stayed in Cape Coast, Ghana." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-05T15:36:47Z Costello-Events http://costello-events.smugmug.com http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9040057/96756029_uRmhZ-Th-1.jpg 2006-09-04 11:34:19 <p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com">Costello-Events</a><br />Hans Cottage Botel in all its glory, surrounded by a croc-filled lagoon and lots of flora.</p><p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/1910487_6sf2N#96756681_PZ6Rh" title="Hans Cottage Botel in all its glory, surrounded by a croc-filled lagoon and lots of flora."><img src="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9040059/96756681_PZ6Rh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Hans Cottage Botel in all its glory, surrounded by a croc-filled lagoon and lots of flora." title="Hans Cottage Botel in all its glory, surrounded by a croc-filled lagoon and lots of flora." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T10:38:14Z Costello-Events http://costello-events.smugmug.com http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9040059/96756681_PZ6Rh-Th.jpg 2006-09-04 13:26:59 <p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com">Costello-Events</a><br />The old fort in Elmina, Ghana, the oldest European structure outside of Europe. Built in 1482 it's a former Portuguese (then Dutch) trading post and defense post.</p><p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/1910487_6sf2N#96756705_oYNHA" title="The old fort in Elmina, Ghana, the oldest European structure outside of Europe. Built in 1482 it's a former Portuguese (then Dutch) trading post and defense post."><img src="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9040072/96756705_oYNHA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The old fort in Elmina, Ghana, the oldest European structure outside of Europe. Built in 1482 it's a former Portuguese (then Dutch) trading post and defense post." title="The old fort in Elmina, Ghana, the oldest European structure outside of Europe. Built in 1482 it's a former Portuguese (then Dutch) trading post and defense post." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-05T15:48:47Z Costello-Events http://costello-events.smugmug.com http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9040072/96756705_oYNHA-Th.jpg 2006-09-04 14:46:18 <p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com">Costello-Events</a><br />Fishing boats in Elmina (the livelihood of this small village).</p><p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/1910487_6sf2N#96756715_2LSDe" title="Fishing boats in Elmina (the livelihood of this small village)."><img src="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9040069/96756715_2LSDe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Fishing boats in Elmina (the livelihood of this small village)." title="Fishing boats in Elmina (the livelihood of this small village)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-05T14:53:27Z Costello-Events http://costello-events.smugmug.com http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9040069/96756715_2LSDe-Th.jpg 2006-09-04 14:42:31 <p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com">Costello-Events</a><br />The Door of No Return, through which slaves passed to enter the ships at the fort in Elmina.</p><p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/1910487_6sf2N#96756797_jSqKy" title="The Door of No Return, through which slaves passed to enter the ships at the fort in Elmina."><img src="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9040084/96756797_jSqKy-Th-1.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="The Door of No Return, through which slaves passed to enter the ships at the fort in Elmina." title="The Door of No Return, through which slaves passed to enter the ships at the fort in Elmina." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-05T15:53:22Z Costello-Events http://costello-events.smugmug.com http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9040084/96756797_jSqKy-Th-1.jpg 2006-09-04 15:31:46 <p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com">Costello-Events</a><br />A view of the inlet and fishing boats from the fort wall in Elmina.</p><p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/1910487_6sf2N#96756950_ypXfm" title="A view of the inlet and fishing boats from the fort wall in Elmina."><img src="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9040078/96756950_ypXfm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A view of the inlet and fishing boats from the fort wall in Elmina." title="A view of the inlet and fishing boats from the fort wall in Elmina." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T10:55:26Z Costello-Events http://costello-events.smugmug.com http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9040078/96756950_ypXfm-Th.jpg 2006-09-04 15:02:19 <p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com">Costello-Events</a><br />A view from one fort to the second fort in Elmina slightly more inland. It's from this second fort that the Dutch launched an attack and took the other fort from the Portuguese.</p><p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/1910487_6sf2N#96757134_ajaCk" title="A view from one fort to the second fort in Elmina slightly more inland. It's from this second fort that the Dutch launched an attack and took the other fort from the Portuguese."><img src="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9040100/96757134_ajaCk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A view from one fort to the second fort in Elmina slightly more inland. It's from this second fort that the Dutch launched an attack and took the other fort from the Portuguese." title="A view from one fort to the second fort in Elmina slightly more inland. It's from this second fort that the Dutch launched an attack and took the other fort from the Portuguese." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-05T15:36:53Z Costello-Events http://costello-events.smugmug.com http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9040100/96757134_ajaCk-Th.jpg 2006-09-04 16:41:38 <p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com">Costello-Events</a><br />A woman and her child strolling home along the beach in Elmina.</p><p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/1910487_6sf2N#96757412_iTTiw" title="A woman and her child strolling home along the beach in Elmina."><img src="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9040103/96757412_iTTiw-Th-1.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="A woman and her child strolling home along the beach in Elmina." title="A woman and her child strolling home along the beach in Elmina." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-05T15:11:13Z Costello-Events http://costello-events.smugmug.com http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9040103/96757412_iTTiw-Th-1.jpg 2006-09-04 17:00:07 <p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com">Costello-Events</a><br />Jeff, Erin, and Mike enjoying a drink on the beach in Elmina. Ain't life sweet?</p><p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/1910487_6sf2N#96757452_AUgy3" title="Jeff, Erin, and Mike enjoying a drink on the beach in Elmina. Ain't life sweet?"><img src="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9040107/96757452_AUgy3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Jeff, Erin, and Mike enjoying a drink on the beach in Elmina. Ain't life sweet?" title="Jeff, Erin, and Mike enjoying a drink on the beach in Elmina. Ain't life sweet?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-05T17:18:24Z Costello-Events http://costello-events.smugmug.com http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9040107/96757452_AUgy3-Th.jpg 2006-09-04 17:43:33 <p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com">Costello-Events</a><br />Bird nests dangling from a tree at a national rainforest near Cape Coast, Ghana.</p><p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/1910487_6sf2N#96757460_fwFF8" title="Bird nests dangling from a tree at a national rainforest near Cape Coast, Ghana."><img src="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9050125/96757460_fwFF8-Th-1.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Bird nests dangling from a tree at a national rainforest near Cape Coast, Ghana." title="Bird nests dangling from a tree at a national rainforest near Cape Coast, Ghana." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-05T15:56:30Z Costello-Events http://costello-events.smugmug.com http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9050125/96757460_fwFF8-Th-1.jpg 2006-09-05 12:10:09 <p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com">Costello-Events</a><br />Although we weren't able to enter the national rainforest due to lack of funds and time, we did meet the Peace Corps volunteer who works there and enjoyed the Smithsonian curated exhibit bef ...</p><p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/1910487_6sf2N#96757463_Njpah" title="Although we weren't able to enter the national rainforest due to lack of funds and time, we did meet the Peace Corps volunteer who works there and enjoyed the Smithsonian curated exhibit bef ..."><img src="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9050112/96757463_Njpah-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Although we weren't able to enter the national rainforest due to lack of funds and time, we did meet the Peace Corps volunteer who works there and enjoyed the Smithsonian curated exhibit bef ..." title="Although we weren't able to enter the national rainforest due to lack of funds and time, we did meet the Peace Corps volunteer who works there and enjoyed the Smithsonian curated exhibit bef ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T10:52:56Z Costello-Events http://costello-events.smugmug.com http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9050112/96757463_Njpah-Th.jpg 2006-09-05 11:42:16 <p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com">Costello-Events</a><br />There's a first time for everything! Who ever said a car can't carry a car never spent any time in Africa.</p><p><a href="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/1910487_6sf2N#96757464_UmMfF" title="There's a first time for everything! Who ever said a car can't carry a car never spent any time in Africa."><img src="http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9060127/96757464_UmMfF-Th-1.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="There's a first time for everything! Who ever said a car can't carry a car never spent any time in Africa." title="There's a first time for everything! Who ever said a car can't carry a car never spent any time in Africa." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-05T15:49:06Z Costello-Events http://costello-events.smugmug.com http://costello-events.smugmug.com/Family/Erin-and-Mike-in-Cameroon/31-Chillin-in-Benin-Togo-Ghana/P9060127/96757464_UmMfF-Th-1.jpg 2006-09-06 14:52:33