Well, we are almost home. After finishing up our final week on the work site, we said our final, sad goodbyes to the Trinity Yard School and boarded our bus to Kakum National Park. We left feeling satisfied with our work, having completed digging the foundation and mixing and laying a concrete foundation from which the building will be erected. We also completed creating two gardens that hopefully provide some food for the Trinity Yard students in a few months. Yara and her crews wrapped up their work at the primary school, having taught at least once at every grade level and leaving a large amount of supplies with the students and teachers to help faciliate improved instruction in the future. Leaving Cape Three Points and the Trinity Yard was not easy, however. The connections we made in just two weeks made our departure sad and tearful for many of the Africans and Americans alike. We really hope that this experience will continue to infiltrate the hearts of our students and that they do not forget what they saw and learned here in Ghana. Additionally, we hope our efforts and friendships will be remembered in Ghana for us to return someday.

After leaving "the yard" we headed to Kakum National Park. Near sunset, we took a private Canopy Tour that took us over 40 meters above the jungle floor. We spent the night camping under mosquito nets in the jungle, listening to the symphony of sounds, and rising early for a nature walk before sunrise. During our walk, we were able to see mona monkeys jumping from tree to tree. We then transition to Cape Coast in the afternoon and had a sobering tour of the slave trading castle. The experience was moving, to say the least. After taking in the sunset at Fort Victoria that overlooked the town of Cape Coast, we settled down for our final night in Ghana and reflected on our day in our journals. Tomorrow we make our way back to Accra and depart in the evening. We look forward to seeing our friends and family, but I think it is safe to say that this place will be sorely missed. Thanks for tracking our journey with us.