I asked the touristinformation what we could do here in Kumasi, and they told me about a lake, called Lake Bosumtwi, 35km south from Kumasi. The lake is surrounded by crater and it was created by a large meteorite strike that took place around 1.07 million years ago. The lake is very big, and almost 90 meters deep. The crater around the lake is larger, with crater walls rising to 600m and covering an area of 49km². This is the largest natural fresh water body in Ghana, and is filled by rainwater. The legends say that in 1648 an Ashanti hunter named Akora Bompe from the city of Asaman was chasing an injured antelope through the rainforest. Suddenly, the animal disappeared in a small pond. It was as if this body of water wanted to save the animal's life. The hunter never got the antelope, though he settled close to the water and started catching fish. This place he named "Bosomtwe", meaning "good antelope". This story suggests that at that time the lake level was very low. The large dead trees standing offshore in the lake is also evidence of this, for they are over 300 years old. Enough facts, we talked to a local old lady and she said that the lake was a kind of mysterious, so we couldn't swim there, but it was so hot outside.. To our suprise it was a lot of african people and tourists swimming in the lake, so we swimmed although the old lady told us not to. If something creepy happens to us we'll shure tell you!
Here's a satelittepicture, strange or what?
Lake Bosumtwi was so much more beautiful in real!
See you later.
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