Students of Mayflower could not hide their joy when they visited Boti Falls in the Eastern Region of Ghana.

The excursion was organized by the school administration on the 12th of June, 2006. Before the journey began at about 8.00am, prayer was offered and teachers ensured that all necessary arrangement were executed before the bus took off. Students were very comfortable in the air-conditioned bus. They were also entertained with an action movie in the moving bus.

Even though vehicular traffic on the Accra-achimota road made us to move at a snails pace, we arrived at the fall at mid-day. Thinking that I was going straight to the fall for a quick swim, our guide had other things in mind. He informed us that we had to visit the umbrella rock and the three branched palm tree.

The trek to the umbrella rock was very difficult. Passing through the jungle to the rock made the trip even more exciting. When we arrived at the site, i couldn’t believe my eyes. How could such a big rock be held in place for a long time without tumbling down? I asked myself. Some of my classmates decided to climb to the apex for a group picture, I didn’t dare because I felt more bodies would shift the rock out of equilibrium.

After spending much time under and on top of the rock, our guide urged us to move to the three branched palm tree. We were all amazed at the site of the tree. Most of the students did not waste time in taking pictures. I was not left out

Descending back to the reception, my eyes caught the sight of the falls from the hillside. It was a beauty. Majority of the student darted down the hillside straight to the falls.

By the time I got to the fall, most students had removed their clothes and were swimming and having a nice time in the water. I felt like jumping out of my skin to feel the cold Boti water, I swam until the guide informed us it was time to go.

At about 3.00pm, we were all seated in our luxurious bus and as we departed back to school, we started to argue on which tourist site to visit next. The Boti falls is really an interesting place to visit. I would encourage all tourist who visit Ghana to make it a point to visit Boti falls.