The ecolodge, Stumble Inn outside Elmina, where we’re staying is a really cozy place. It is rustic, for sure, with only solar-powered lamps and no other electricity, but it has a kind of simplicity to it that just calms a gal down in no time. The food in the bar is quite cheap and really good, mostly vegetarian or seafood. There are four dogs and a couple of cats.
The clay hut where we’re sleeping has an open-air bathroom with a shower and a dry-toilet (or, what we in Sweden would call utedass). Our hut door is only twenty meters from the beach, and every evening the staff lights a bonfire under the palm trees. The hut has no glass in the windows, only mosquito nets, and at night the sea breeze softly blows through the hut like a natural fan. Without the electricity, there isn’t much to do in the evenings, so we go to sleep early, to the sound of the waves.
There are many small, pretty details to explore on the grounds, small pieces of practical art. It is obvious someone put a lot of love into the place, even though it now has become a little bit worn down. Still, it’s a wonderful place. Definitely worth a stay, if you ever happen to be in the area.
Star, the beach dog.
Katja Malmborg 