This past weekend we got to go on our first excursion. We only worked till lunch time on Friday and then we all loaded the bus and headed for an island called Ilha. This was about a 4 hour bus ride, but it was really neat because right when we were arriving the sun was setting over the ocean. Our hotel was called “The Ruby” and it was amazing. It was all island-like with seashells and flowers everywhere. The roof was the popular spot though. The entire roof was lined with bench seating with pillows and tables everywhere. The whole group would just go up there to relax and hangout. The best part was at night you can see every star; it was breath taking.
On Saturday we all rode sailboats to what we found out was “Snake Island”. The sailboats were completely wooden and looked like something out of Pirates of the Caribbean. It was really relaxing just floating on the water. Oh man was the water beautiful though. We were on the Indian Ocean and were just surrounded by turquoise water and breath taking views. Once we got to the island we all just did our own thing. Some people snorkeled, some wandered the island, some went shell hunting and some people just soaked up the sun. It was so nice to just relax after such a long first week of hard work.
After exploring the island we came back to the hotel for a great lunch and got to hang out until dinnertime. The group kinda split up and decided to tour the town to kill some time. The group I was with decided to walk along the beach and go watch the sunset. After a few hours of exploring we got ready for dinner. Dinner was at a nice restaurant where everyone treated them selves to some gooood seafood! I split lobster and tiger prawns with my friend Austin and it was amazing! After dinner the group all went back to the hotel and enjoyed all hanging and talking with eachother on the roof. I really like the group of people on this trip. They are so fun and so smart and I really have enjoyed talking with everyone.
Sunday we spent touring a fort that was used in the 1600’s. It was really big and it was surprisingly still in very good condition. It was on the beach and the location was beautiful, the only thing was that day was miserably hot… We tried really hard to enjoy it to the fullest, but man we were sweating bad. Once we finished the tour we all hopped on the bus and headed back for Nampula. We got different roommates for the week and are looking forward for our second week of working.
On Saturday we all rode sailboats to what we found out was “Snake Island”. The sailboats were completely wooden and looked like something out of Pirates of the Caribbean. It was really relaxing just floating on the water. Oh man was the water beautiful though. We were on the Indian Ocean and were just surrounded by turquoise water and breath taking views. Once we got to the island we all just did our own thing. Some people snorkeled, some wandered the island, some went shell hunting and some people just soaked up the sun. It was so nice to just relax after such a long first week of hard work.
After exploring the island we came back to the hotel for a great lunch and got to hang out until dinnertime. The group kinda split up and decided to tour the town to kill some time. The group I was with decided to walk along the beach and go watch the sunset. After a few hours of exploring we got ready for dinner. Dinner was at a nice restaurant where everyone treated them selves to some gooood seafood! I split lobster and tiger prawns with my friend Austin and it was amazing! After dinner the group all went back to the hotel and enjoyed all hanging and talking with eachother on the roof. I really like the group of people on this trip. They are so fun and so smart and I really have enjoyed talking with everyone.
Sunday we spent touring a fort that was used in the 1600’s. It was really big and it was surprisingly still in very good condition. It was on the beach and the location was beautiful, the only thing was that day was miserably hot… We tried really hard to enjoy it to the fullest, but man we were sweating bad. Once we finished the tour we all hopped on the bus and headed back for Nampula. We got different roommates for the week and are looking forward for our second week of working.