The start of our Ghanaian beach vacation took us to the eco-friendly Green Turtle Lodge outside of Busua.  This backpacker’s resort was located on a remote beach 10km down a poorly maintained dirt road.  We arrived to find composting toilets, solar energy and plenty of our new favorite, Star beer!  The beer label claims to “unlock the joys of life with sparkling brightness” – we are not sure if it was the beer or the beach vacation but we were enjoying life.  Some highlights included hearing the ocean from our hut, meals served on the beach, a bonfire with African drumming and plenty of relaxation with our books.  The lodge is involved in turtle conservation and we went on a walk with a guide one night to see turtles laying and covering their eggs.  We saw three Olive Ridley turtles that are about 30-40 pounds.  It was truly amazing to see these creatures meticulously cover their eggs, a process that takes up to 15 minutes and then disappear back into the ocean.  These and the other turtles native to this area are endangered due to local fishing practices and this lodge and others are working to educated local communities and conserve the turtle population.  – Leah