Photos, finally!

Two common types of non-H2O libation in Ghana are soft drinks and fresh coconuts. I've not more Fanta orange and lemon during this trip than I have had in 15 years. They are yummy. The pineapple pop was a bit too sweet for me. (Well, there's of course the water satchets that are supposed to be purified, sold on the streets for 5-15 pesawas. You bite off a corner and suck or squeeze the water into your mouth. Needless to say, the streets and coutryside are littered with them, and many organizations are trying to make coin bags, satchels etc with these and other drinks wrappers).

As for fresh coconuts, there are two kinds, soft and hard. Suffice it to say even their hard coconuts is not even remotely close to the hard dried excuses of white matter we get in the states. For 50 pesewas, he seller hacks open the coconut leaving a 1.5 inch hole at the top, from which you sip the refreshing juice. It's not sweet, but lightly flavored. I've had ones that probably had a good liter of liquid in it that I struggled to put down. Then he takes it back and cuts the nut open into 3 or 4 pieces. He also fashions a pentagonal piece with a slightly sharp edge on one end. The expert Ghanaians scoop out the pulp, but after 1-2 times, I had the seller do it for me. Soft, and more coconut-y than the juice. Lip-smacking good.

The other drink that's popular here is Malta, a dark slightly fizzy drink that's supposed to be composed of malt, which I love. I thought it tastes like molasses. Shall we say it's an acquired taste?