CHAPTER 16On the eighth day we hit the outskirts of Cape Coast and headed west.
We soon arrived at Elmina, where every small boy turned out to cheer us and run after us.
We passed by the Castle of Ghosts and headed down to the Atlantic shore. The tide was out and the sand was firm.
Now I had my bearings. I caught up with Anokye.
“We’re not heading for Mpoanokrom, are we?” I asked.
I didn’t want to pass by without saying hallo to Kofi.
“How did you guess?”
Anokye favored me with a smile.
Then he called out, “Come on, let’s give the horses some exercise,” and I followed him at a gallop.
They must have had their spies out for they knew we were coming. Kofi was waiting for us, and most of the rest of the town’s population too, including the Chief and all his elders, cheering us in as
