![A ship sails with Gene and friends. Gene wears a hat and blue shirt, in the stern.From left to right, we have Bruce, Bill, Ellen and Jacque.](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/aprodoo2.jpg)
![Gene on a boat in Ghana near the stern while in his wheel chair](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/me-on-stern.jpg)
![Gene with friends and family on a boat in Ghana.](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/stern2.jpg)
![A group of people sitting together on a boat in Ghana](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/aprodoo4.jpg)
This was taken on the Volta River.
![interior galley of the boat in Ghana, Africa.](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/galley.jpg)
![Two men lifting Gene from a rowboat.](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/lift.jpg)
you can see that it is quite a lift, particularly from an unstable rowboat.
Bruce’s House
November 1992
![greenery and trees seen in a home in Ghana Africa](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/roof1.jpg)
![A home in Ghana, Africa with trees and furniture in the room](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/roof2.jpg)
![Gene and friends sitting at a table enjoying breakfast](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/breakfast.jpg)
![Gene's friend pouring water on him to cool him down](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/watered.jpg)
![A group of people smiling while making foo foo](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/foo-foo.jpg)
Stilted Village
![view of Ghana from a Land Rover window](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ghana-jeep.jpg)
![Stilted village in Ghana, Africa](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/stiltedvilage.jpeg)
![Gene's friend pouring water on him to cool him down](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/watered.jpg)
![A group of people smiling while making foo foo](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/foo-foo.jpg)
![A jeep in a field in Ghana, Africa.](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/jeep.jpg)
![Gene and friends travel in dug out canoes with guides in Ghana, Africa.](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/junglecanoe.jpg)
![Villagers in Ghana pose for the camera](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/S-village.jpg)
![Sidewalk from a village in Ghana, Africa.](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sidewalk.jpg)
Senya Beraku Castle
Senya Beraku was the last fort built by the Dutch. Fort Good Hope was erected in 1702 and extended in 1715. It is four sided and lies on a promontory overlooking a cove with a good landing beach.
1992
![Gene and his friend Bill look out from the castle window](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/fort.jpg)
![Hole in the wall of the Senya Beraku Castle](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/hole-in-wall.jpg)
![Gene being carried down the steps within the fort](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/stairs.jpg)
![An island in the middle of a body of water](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/shore.jpg)
![A group of people standing next to a palm tree on the top of a fort](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/castleroof.jpg)
![Senya Beraku Castle in Ghana, Africa.](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/castle-1.jpg)
![Gene's friend bill being pulled up a hill in his wheel chair](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/hill.jpg)
![Gene relaxing on a beach while in his wheel chair.](https://genosplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/beach.jpg)