Images from Aylos Bay Garden (June 2025)
The Lake Volta, running from the Adome Bridge to Akosombo in the Eastern Region of Ghana, is the most-beautiful place I personally know of. This area is also illustrative of some of the contrasts you come across in this country. One one hand, you have these really exotic hotels and lodges. But nestled in-between are residential areas that leave something to be desired in terms of development.
Aylos Bay Garden Restaurant & Lodge is an establishment I've been familiar with for years. I'm friends with one of the proprietors - Kwame aka "Papa Water" - and went to check him about a tourist site he more recently opened on nearby Atakwame Island, which he owns. So this was more like a business than leisure trip. But still, I decided to snap a few pics overlooking the lake:
You'll notice that none of those pictures are of the interior of the establishment. In the past, Kwame told me that I shouldn't film inside, out of respect for patrons' privacy. I did shoot a video entering the establishment though. It's shaky, and the audio kinda sucks, but I'm more of a poor-content-is-still-content kinda guy. Also, these video are liver than the above pictures:
I also got this clip overlooking the lake from one of the patios the establishment has extending out into the water. The video is jumping; I believe due to the sunlight, which was a lot more intense than it appears in the clip:
Also, here's a pic of a wooden art shop on the road leading to Aylos Bay (from the bridge). It's run by a Rasta and was closed around the time I got there. But the exterior of the structure is still eye-catching, being fully painted with the colors of the Ghanaian flag:
If you find yourself at Aylos Bay or Atakwame Island, as inspired by this post, don't forget to tell Papa Water that I referred you. Maybe he'll give you a discount or something on one of their tours. Prices at both Aylos Bay and Atakwame are intimidating by local standards, though not so much if you're a foreigner, but their tours can be expensive nonetheless.
Also, I'm selling the above pics, full 4096 x 2304 resolution, no watermark. Anyone interested should contact me (krobofind@gmail.com) for more details.
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