Long Over Due

Welcome to the whoops too much is going on post.  (Also there was a period where my internet was out)
Very eventful few weeks.  We started meeting with the students the past two weeks and everything has been very exciting.  Many of the kids are excited to go out in the environment and work on some sort of project!  The clubs are still in their infancy stage, but there are tons of great projects already in the works.  The weekend of May 12th we went down to Soufriere and hiked Gros Piton.  It was quite a ways up there and lots of heat to make you tired.   I drank 3 liters of water and it took us 4 and a half hours to go up and down, but once we reached the beach at the bottom to cool off the hard work and beautiful views were definitely worth it.

Southern Coast of Saint Lucia

Petit Piton from the top of Gros Piton

Success!

View of the peak from the beach

Anse L'Ivorgne Beach @ the base of Gros Piton

The following week we sat on Point Seraphine and enjoyed some craft beer from Antillia Brewery in Castries and enjoyed the sunset.  Definitely some of the better beer I have had on Island because most people drink Heineken or some form of Piton.  They also have Guiness which doesn't seem to be hugely popular.

Sunset on the Castries Waterfront

This past Monday was Whit Monday so we had a long weekend.  We definitely took advantage.  Sunday we did a beach restoration where they had a few sea turtles nest at Pigeon Island.  It was hard work, but we were rewarded with a nice beach and some good food!  Monday we did touristy stuff and took a snorkeling tour down to Chastanet, Soufriere.  We saw a lot of cool things even tho we noticed the coral was not as colorful as it could be due to lots of silt runoff.  We saw sea urchins (sea eggs), pufferfish, Lobsters, flounder, sea crabs, angel fish, several species of parrot fish and many many more.  It was very awesome.  Next thing on the list of sea adventures is to get scuba certified.

The past few weeks I've also joined a karate class to stay active.  It has been very exhausting every Tuesday and Thursday but very rewarding.  We meet at the local sports complex and have done a lot of technique and self defense.  It is taking me some time to get back and shape and change styles yet again.  It is more of a street fighting style and we do a lot of close combat stuff and trade punches and kicks.  It is slowly getting easier and shaking some of the rust off.  Now I just need to get back into the routine of running again! Almost forgot that finally in my free time I went to the cinema on island and finally watched Avengers.  It was .....interesting even after all the spoilers everyone put on Facebook.  Staying busy and active and hopefully I will remember to record more things.  Some of the things I do on Island are just second nature to me now and even though they are extremely exciting I just enjoy every moment.  Continue to enjoy life and take joy in even the small things.  Sometimes the small things are the things most cherished! 

So long for now!