Possotome - source de la vie

A lot of the water I have been drinking since arriving in Cotonou comes in a bottle labelled "Possotome - source of life". This past Friday I set out to explore this particular source first hand. It was a ship holiday, so a group of us set off on a day trip to Possotome, on the shores of Lake Aheme, a few hours out of Cotonou. We were hoping to go fishing. We arrived in Possotome with a vague idea of where we needed to be and eventually ran into a fellow who was connected with the company we were looking for. He walked us to the right location and then after reclining under some palm trees while a boat was prepared for us, we set off on our fishing excursion. Our guide explained the different methods of fishing used on the lake. He did some fishing himself, showing us how to properly throw the net, and catching a few fish and crabs while he demonstrated. Then we were all given a chance to have a couple of throws with the beginners/child's net. None of us caught a thing but it was a lot of fun. After several hours on the water in our rickety boat, we headed back to shore and happily ended the day drinking coconut juice from freshly picked coconuts.