Location: Sidney's, Jost van Dyke
We all woke up bright and early at 5:47 am. Asa and Myles prepared us breakfast, so we were well-fed for our long and strenuous hike. After the dishes from breakfast were cleaned and put away, we got our phones and shoes to prepare to leave. We talked about the eight miles ahead of us on the short ride to the dock. Lilly, Shane, and Sophie took a couple of 0.5s before we all gathered to listen to Mike talk. During the talk, Mike called Carlo out and said, “You are getting lost for sure.” (We all laughed) We started on the hike with a good attitude that quickly faded, but we pushed through since we knew the views were worth it. Ana, Riley, and Maya started in front of the girls while Asa ran up to the front. We started the hike at roughly 7:30 am, and everyone made it to the top by 9:30. Alta had a good time with her brother, and Julian enjoyed his delicious banana smoothie. Asa was the 8th person out of the program to finish the hike. We were very proud. After we walked down from the top, we had lunch at Paradise. We enjoyed pizza and Red Bulls. Everyone walked around until it was time to go. I thought my debit card was stolen, but one of the other boats brought it back. (Dad, please don’t cancel it) When everyone was on the boat, we looked at blisters and talked about our friends from home. On the way to Sydney’s, Davis read us a story, and we all fell asleep. When we arrived, we all showered and got ready for the barbecue. Carlo and Riley had a heated discussion about “jorts,” and Kackie showed us how to dock the boat. Then we went to the barbecue and had chicken and rice. Maya and Zoë bought hats, and Sophie was “ripping up the dance floor”. We went back to the boat at about ten and visited with the other boats until 11. We also had a meeting with Lilly, Sophie, Shane, Zoë, and Ana about the global effects of Diet Coke. Now we are going to sleep. 😏