Saturday March 19
Day 2 coming from your favorite twin duo Sarah and Savannah! We woke up this morning after getting a much needed rest at 7:30 for breakfast. Afterwards, we said adios a La Quinta and our driver, Gui, drove us to the Executive Center "airport" in Ft. Lauderdale. The airport was just a small room much like a doctor's office waiting room. We spent nearly 2 hours waiting to board our charter, but we got to play with two very large Great Danes named Deana and Bailey.
When we were finally able to leave, our large group was split in half to board 2 different seven passenger charter planes. For an hour, we flew just barely above the clouds, watching in awe as we could see bright, clear turquoise waters awaiting us. We could see the reflections of the clouds and the edges of the coral reefs. Everyone seemed to thoroughly enjoy the experience!
We landed after an hour of travelling and quickly passed through customs. We left our luggage with the custom officials and got into taxi vans to drive to Forfar. Very quickly, we learned that they drive on the left side of the road, sometimes even the right side or on the shoulder to avoid the gigantic pot holes. The drive astounded us as there is not much around here as far as buildings. We did notice some forest fires as we passed by.
We finally arrived at Forfar and we met the incredibly friendly staff that we will get to know over the week. We couldn't snorkel until our luggage arrived from customs, so instead we did some exploring, played volleyball, took a short hike to see some of the small locally-owned shops, and got eaten alive by the bugs. When we returned, our luggage was here, but it was too late to snorkel. Instead, we checked in to our cabins which we appropriately named "Petit a La Quinta."
We ended the day with a taco Saturday dinner followed by an informative coral lecture by our friend Dale. Before heading to bed, we played ping pong and headbands. We are excited to see what tomorrow holds.
Madre and padre, love you both very much. Everything is going well here, I'm having a great time! My ears aren't very plugged any more. My underwater camera also works well, can't wait to use it! I've already taken lots of pictures. See you in a week! ~Sarah
To the knuckleheads back home, I've been taking lots of pictures and I am greatly enjoying the warm weather out here. The water is beautiful and the breeze is amazingly comfortable. Hope you guys are doing okay, have fun in the snow ;) ~Savannah
Your favorite twin duo will be back to blog on Wednesday, hope you enjoy reading about the rest of our trip's experiences!
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| 7 Seater! |
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| Approaching Andros |
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| Our gorgeous view from the lodge. |
Great job, girls! Thanks for the beautiful pictures, it looks like you are having an amazing time already. I can't wait to see some of the pictures from your first day of snorkeling. Glad your ear is better, Sarah! Love you! Hope you all have a fantastic time while we freeze up here in North Collins! ;D
ReplyDeleteHope everyone is having fun. Looks beautiful. Yes the winter coats came back out here in NY. Pam
ReplyDeleteHope you guys have an amazing time!! I'm so glad your finally feeling better sarah! Enjoy your trip you two! Miss you already savanner!!! (You too Sarah! :p :D)
ReplyDeleteExcellent post girls. Love seeing how beautiful it is there. Stay safe and have lots of fun!
ReplyDeleteAshlee LJ ranch has two more Percherons. They were rescued from the Farmersville place. Love and miss you tons!!
💞Mom, Dad, Scott & Lexi too.
Savannah I can't wait for you to come home and show me all of the awesome pictures you're taking and hear all about the trip! I miss you a ton but please don't be in a rush to come home! I would bore you with what I've been up to but I know the comments get read out loud and if we're being honest my life is no fun without you here anyways. The walking dead is saved on the box for ya and I have a surprise for you when you come home too. But seriously soak up some of that sun and bring it home with you. I wish I was going round 3 and could be there for another MBC trip! And to the whole group, do not take a single moment for granted and please enjoy yourselves I know that these kind of trips with Ms.Palmer and Mrs.Brosnick were the greatest opportunities in my life and I hope you all feel the same after this amazing week! Love you Savannah xoxoxo
ReplyDeleteSavannah, miss you so much but glad you are somewhere warm, enjoying this amazing opportunity you have. As Aurora pointed out, you will never forget this experience and so take it all in. I know I did when I was fortunate enough to go to Puerto Rico in high school - best investment ever! (See, you won't forget - was 22 years ago but who's counting). I was actually in Puerto Rico for Easter that year. We missed you at Aidan's birthday party but know we will see you Sunday. I can't wait to see all the awesome pictures! Take care and take in all the warmth now...we won't have much this week here :( but as Aurora said maybe you can bring it home with you. Love you much, your Aunt Liana (& of course Joe, Aidan, Ava, and Alaina)!
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