Today was our last day in the Mayan community. We had to say good-bye to all of the friends that we had made in the village. It was most hard to leave Marroquin who we had all got to know very well. All of us took the bus to the school to say our final good byes to the students and to play soccer with them one last time. Everyone got time to visit the children we had taught in the classrooms. Then we got on the bus after saying our final good byes and left the community.
On the bus we played a crazy game of mafia and ate ice cream. Upon arrival in Dangriga, we boarded a small water taxi to Tobacco Caye where we will be spending the next couple of days. On the water taxi, we met our snorkeling instructor, Donnie. The boat went very fast and some people were convinced that we were going to die on the bumps. When we arrived on the island, we were told which room we would be staying in so we put our bags away and then we were given a quick tour of the island which barely lasted five minutes due to the small size of the island.
Afterwards, we were given a briefing on how to use all of our equipment. We then went out to the dock and jumped off in to some very shallow water. Even though many of us had never snorkeled before, we still did a good job swimming out about fifty feet to a shallower place where we got the chance to practice more in a safer environment. After swimming around for about thirty minutes we headed back to the dock.
We arrived land and got a quick break to get some water and go to the bathroom. We then walked across the island and went off a dock on the other side so that we could reach a corral reef. We spent about an hour swimming around and seeing some amazing fish. We got a chance to see some lionfish on the reef as well as an octopus. Everybody improved greatly and had a great time in the water.
When we got back from the reef we all went back to our rooms to change out of the wet clothes. Then we started a huge volleyball game and some of the local people amazed us with their skills. Before dinner we collected different shells for an experiment that we would be doing with Donnie. After dinner we learned about water acidification and to test the effects of it we put some shells in seawater and some in vinegar, which has a high acidity. After a few days we will check back on our experiment to see the results.
-Ethan and Harry
4 comments:
Matt G.--Papa and I didn't recognize you in any of the wonderful photos and are wondering if you are somewhere in a hammock? Just kidding! Your trip just keeps getting better and better. Excited about seeing you Sunday, but also sad to see your trip end. We love you Matty! Nana and Papa G.
Nate - you always have a shovel in your hand! Glad you get to spend the rest of the trip surrounded by that beautiful water. Enjoy snorkeling!!
Love,
Mom
Matt G- hope you aren't sitting in trees down there..... -Eamon :P
do they have mountain dew where you are?
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