My team traveled to Accompong town. This was definitely the longest treck to any of the sites, and I was exhausted just from the ride. But the trip was well worth the wait. We made our way up an unfriendly mountainside that seemed as if it was not made for vehicles to pass. When we finally arrived at clinic site, we saw a community notice board announcing our arrival.
Several people jump out of their vans to pose in front of the sign for a picture.
I soon learned about the tremendous history of this town and was overwhelmed by their story. It was as if this community personified a direct link to our past. Accompong town is a maroon society, the direct descendants of slaves living in an isolated community in Jamaica. Several people had been eagerly awaiting our arrival. They ushered us into the town center building and helped us set up.