Our journey began at 4:00am (not an easy feat in itself) and we reached the trailhead at 9:30am, making it back to our mountain lodge by 6:00pm. The hike was a series of ups and downs, peaks and valleys, climbing and sliding, hot sun and pouring rain. It is fair to say that these highs and lows of our hike were not only present in the landscape -- the group's morale followed suit. One moment we heard a group of students trekking up a steep incline listing all the places they would rather be. . . a few ups and downs later, the same trio would be singing and laughing. In fact, a few said they'd love to do it all over again!!
The boiling lake itself was less spectacular than was anticipated but still interesting to see. The true 'view' worth hiking for was the overwhelming sense of confidence and pride in each student's face.
For the record. . . these girls did say that they want to hike again!
This week has already been very productive. We're making good progress on the mural and the summer enrichment program at the school is now running like a well oiled machine. Tonight the group is heading to Portsmouth for a nice dinner on the beach and some reggae music to celebrate our work thus far.
Here are a few more pictures from this week!
A few of the students decided to learn some traditional Dominican dances
Taking a dip at Chaudiere Pool.
Here's a shot of a new project we started. The preschool was inneed of a new sandbox so our group used their new cementing skills to do the job.
