We finally completed the 24 km journey up the rocky mountainside to the summit of Mount Wenchi. Here, we would continue to the base of the crater lake via horseback, which made me a little nervous since I'd never ridden a horse before. Along with a guide, two people came down with us to make sure we didn't fall off the horses.
This is what crater lake looked like from the top of the mountain:
As you can see, there's a lake surrounded by a ring of elevated land covered by trees. In the middle of this lake was a small island with an old church on it- a very old church, from the 1500s. In order to see this remote island for ourselves my dad and I had to be escorted by a dugout canoe to the center of the lake. These canoes were amazing to me because they were so old looking. I could've sworn I had seen these in my history textbooks from the 16th century!
In fact, just about everything about the Wenchi lifestyle had an outdated feel to it. When I asked about the fishing in crater lake, our guide told me that spearfishing was the most popular method. This simple, yet happy lifestyle of the Wenchi people was enlightening to me, and gave me a new perspective on technology and modern society.
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