After we finished rappelling Sunday, we all thought we had finished the highlight of the trip. We had heard about the cave and the waterfalls, but no one imagined what would happen inside the cave. After a fifteen-minute hike we arrived at a 6-7 kilometer, pitch-black, bat infested cave. One student said, “Who was the first idiot to go in there?” The response was “a really stupid one.” And then, we entered the cave. The only lights we had were small headlamps, most of which were poorly lit. The group was feeling comfortable at first, until we were on our knees crawling in the sand to get through stalactites. The good news was once we were all sandy, we jumped into some freezing cold water we had to wade through. We eventually made it to the first waterfall, which we thought was thirty feet high at the time – later we realized it was only twelve – but they strapped us on with our harnesses ad we were off. Once at the top the hike was over until Mr. Angel told us that that was only the first of five waterfalls. We got up to the top and were unsure as to how we would get down. Julio, our guide, told to cross our arms, bend our legs, and jump. We left the cave and went back home for a brief time before we left for the village. At the village, we met some adorable children who ran up to give us huge hugs. We read, did Morgan’s art project, and played soccer until sunset. This morning we are off to the island. This trip has been amazing so far!
Talk to you guys soon.
Michael Zalesne, Sarah Specter, Kathryn Hyatt, Mary Etta Castles, Morgan Polans, Margaret Thomas, Grace Brooker, Jackie Rice, Catherine McElveen
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