Today we said goodbye to our home for the past three weeks, the town of Barrouallie, and packed our stuff up to move to the island of Bequia.
We have gotten to know and love many of the locals in Barrouallie, so it was hard to say goodbye, but we know we’ve made some friendships that will last forever. On Monday night we were invited to the twins’ home (Omora and Somora) for their birthday party, which was a lovely last lime (party) at which to say our farewells. We let loose with plenty of fruit cocktail soda and sparkling grape juice and a gigantic homemade flan prepared by Tania.
Our camp last week went fantastically! It was run at the local secondary school, which is about a 5-minute walk from where we are staying at the primary school. Each of our students was in charge of designing, planning and running one class, and helped out in many others. The schedule was as follows:
Monday
Andy – Pencil Drawing
Kaleigh – Music Making and Singing
Gabe – Capture the Flag
Tuesday
Mike – Card Games
Sade – Makeovers and nail polish / Frisbee Golf
Julia – Gatorball
Wednesday
Jamel – Make Your Own Board Game
Tania – Volleyball
Chris – Football (American)
Thursday
Hanna – Abstract Painting
Margaux – Bracelet Making
Paul – Soccer
On Friday we took a camp-wide field trip to the Northernmost point on the Island, to see one of the most breathtaking places in all of the Caribbean, the Owia Salt Ponds. They are sheltered from the strong waves of the Atlantic by striking volcanic rock and are surrounded on three sides by lush green hills. As the waves from the Atlantic hit the rocks, the salt water washes over the barrier and into the salt ponds, continuously supplying fresh salt water.
We ended camp on Saturday with a beach bash at the beautiful Mount Wynn beach, which is located two towns south of Barrouallie.
Finally this week we have some sad news. We have lost one of our intrepid members. Last Friday Julia was running across the school grounds, stepped on something the wrong way and broke her foot. She will be okay, but Julia, her family, and the trip leaders came to the conclusion that her health was the number one priority, and that the best place for her to heal was at home in Spain. We all miss Julia’s beautiful smiles and warm personality.
We miss you all and hope your summer is as exciting as ours!
We will see you all in just a little over a week. OFF TO BEQUIA!!!
On the way back from Mount Wynn
The whole group at Owia
The spectacular Salt Ponds
1 comment:
Looks like you had a great time. Is this a trip you make every summer? Looks like a lot of fun, the kids are so cute. I ran across a new travel site, baraaza.com
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