Statue of Dahomey Agojie, a warrior woman from Benin's past.

The statue is 30m tall and dedicated to the women of Benin.

This mural is 940m long and still growing. We walked it all.

Edmund doubling as a photo shoot extra. His clothes are ordinary for Benin.

A Fisherman on Lake Nokoue. Dab hand with that cast net

Drum band came out to meet us. Well, they were booked but a great experience.

Firewood, the house pirogue canoes and the household solar array.

The kitchen. The smell of the wood fire was delicious.

Organised and neat kitchen. Makes me embarrassed at the state of ours.

View from the local bar. No, we were good people.

Washing drying. The people dress so well, we are drab and scruffy by comparison.

The restaurant where we lunched. We sat outside on the raked sand.

Cotonou and Ganvie Water Village

September 14 in Benin ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

Quick trip to see a couple of sights in Cotonou and then then most of the day out on the water on Lake Nokoue which is covered in fish traps and fish aggregation devices made of tree branches and palm fronds.
Visited the Ganvie stilt village which built out over the water. Visited the local shop and the shop owners house. Had lunch at a restaurant which I think was on one of the rare patches of land.
Have ended the day in Abomey which is not far from Cotonou. Long drive tomorrow though with a 7am start.Read more