-Very pleasant ride- the sun was shining and keeping us warm while we continued to play ice-breakers, bond and take lots of pictures
-Pulling into the port, we were all so excited about the crystal clear water--we could see the bottom of the sea floor! We even spotted a flock of sting rays soaring along!
-Arrived at Stanyard Creek and got settled into our cozy cabins, then explored the area. The beach was so beautiful! No one else around on the entire stretch... except for a few friendly stray dogs who really wanted to play with us.
-Ken, our guide from the Bahamas National Trust, picked us up and we had a bumpy ride to Captain Bill's to clean some trails. We got to learn a lot about the vegetation--it was so awesome to see the different plants. (But the poison wood was hard to differentiate!)
-Ken talked about how "the Americans can just go to the pharmacies and pick something up while the Bahamians come out and pick leaves to boil for medicinal uses." Talk about a thought-provoking statement.
-We also go to use machetes to cut the weeks out of trail they were heavy and quite effective.
-After we got familiar with the woods and the machetes we went to the actual Blue Hole and it was so pretty!
-We got to jump off of a 15-foot doc k into the brackish water. the water was so refreshing. We learned that the blue hole was connected to the ocean thru a series of deep caves, making it a hot spot for scuba divers.
-We had our first dinner in the BERC of flat-bread pizzas then had a discussion comparing Andros to Nassau based on our first impressions.
-After reflection, we got to play with the locals at the basketball court. They were so welcoming and patient. The little kids even joined in.
-It was great to see everyone so interested and open to learning--we taught some how to play soccer.
-Overall, it was an incredible 1st day on Andros, we can already tell we're going to love it here!
Ali and Susan
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