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Travel and See: Highlife in Ghana
Music and colour and seeping pollution are some of the ups and downs of surfing in a country that, despite being featured in Endless Summer in 1966, is virtually surfer-free. But by feeling out the rhythm of the place, these guys found pointbreaks pulsing in perfect time … and learnt all about West African highlife. Watch out for the wrecks!
Words by Sam Bleakley • Photos by John Callahan / Tropica