Candice's visit

This past week was tons of fun, and like usual, really busy. It was lots of fun because one of my good friends from college got to come down to visit! The timing was perfect, because I was really starting to miss everyone back home, so having a familiar friendly face around was great! Sadly, I did have lots of work to catch up on, but we still managed to go and do something almost every day. We took lots of trips to the beaches within walking distance, and one day we ventured up north a little bit to a place called Hidden Beach. We spent the day playing in the water, and generally just enjoying the beauty of God's creation. This was a big day in the sense that were forced to experience something most of the islanders don't even think twice about. The beach is about a 10-15 minute drive from camp, and we didn't have a ride back, so we had to hitch-hike! It was kind of fun to do, and it was a whole lot better than walking for forever. The week absolutely flew past, and before we new it, Saturday afternoon arrived, and she had to go back home to the cold.
Yesterday, Abe invited lots of people from the community over to his house for a cook out. It was one of the first "American" meals I've had since being down here, and it was so good! We all hung out at his house while we ate, and then we made our way down to Rainbow Bay Beach. Some of the children from James Cistern were able to come with us. Some people might not think that that sounds like a big deal at all, but suprisingly most of these kids that live here never go to the beach. They had fun jumping off of the guys shoulders, while Emily and I tried to throw the others in the water as best we could. It was a wonderful day of fellowship with the the people of Eleuthera.