Watermelon Carving

Pumpkin Carving! That tried and true tradition of any Halloween! Only in Ghana, there is no Halloween. No one hands out candy, people look at you weird for dressing up, and there are no pumpkins. But we were not going to let that stop us. The day after we went to Shai Hills (a week before Halloween), we went out and bought nice, firm, ripe watermelons to hollow out and carve!


So bright and pretty!


And there is SO MUCH TO EAT


My "pumpkin"

Marianne's Pumpkin (it says Mole National Park" on it)

Lianne's Pumpkin

Let me tell you, watermelons were So Easy to carve, compared to pumpkins. Even though we only had awkward kitchen knives. Unfortunately, they also wilt really sadly in the heat of Africa. A few days later they needed to be thrown away, a really gross job that Matt did for Lianne and I as early birthday presents.

In their glory!