We started out the day with a hike out from Fisherman’s beach up the side of a mountain. All of us agreed that the previous hike on Tuesday better prepared us for the steep incline at the beginning of our hike, but we had to take three breaks on the way uphill to regain our strength. These stops were definitely an opportunity to take many pictures on the side of the cliffs overlooking the waters. Our lead instructor Bernardo gave many interesting facts about the local wildlife and the consequences of the local industrialization of the area. However, the majority of the landscape remained untouched and strewn with agave and cacti. After about two hours and two hills, Grace, Maddy, and Eryn had drank so much water they were all in need of a “nature pee” as Kellie would say. After the girls had their moment with nature, all of us were at the beach and ready to cool off in the water. Our Eco-Adventure counselors brought us a fantastic picnic lunch on the black-sanded beach with guacamole, tostadas, taquitos and melons before some of us started walking into the water. Once we all piled back into the vans, we met up at the Community Center one last time before splitting up into our volunteer groups. One group helped Julio finish building a greenhouse at a local family’s home by digging planting beds under the structure. The lady we built the greenhouse for was very sweet and generous, providing us with both lemonade and guacamole with chips. The other half of our group worked at a local school, building an outdoor couch and helping repair the outdoor kitchen. As resources were limited, they started to build the couch out of tires, recycled bottles, wire, cement, and clay. Because the kitchen was ruined from a previous hurricane, the group made clay to put on and assemble the walls of it. Afterwards, Brenna, Eryn, Talia, Kellie, Caroline, Maasai, and Christie all decided to buy shirts to help support Inez and her wonderful organization. Between both of these activities, the girls learned a lot about what it meant to work hard and be resourceful with what you have. Once we all reconvened at the hotel for a little while, we headed back into town to have a delicious dinner at a local restaurant for our last night on the mainland. After Bernardo gave us the run-down for tomorrow’s trip to Island Espiritu Santo, we talked and bonded before turning in for the night.
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