I went out on a high note, sliding down the falls without injury!
Read more a more detailed post about my first visit to Mt. Carmel here.
Showing posts with label Mt. Carmel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mt. Carmel. Show all posts
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Royal Mt. Carmel Falls
I went out on a high note, sliding down the falls without injury!
Read more a more detailed post about my first visit to Mt. Carmel here.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
200th post!!
Happy 200th post to me!
It has been raining every single day this week. this month. this year actually.
It's supposed to be the dry season!!
Last year it was so unbelievably dry we were praying for rain so we could flush our toilets and do laundry... now I'm praying the rain will stop!!
In case I haven't mentioned it... MY MOM IS COMING TO VISIT!!! IN 10 DAYS!!!
I'm so excited!! but it better NOT rain!
Things are going good here. Volunteering is going well with almost enough volunteers... no one has appeared that may possibly be able to take over for me when I leave, which is troubling. I don't want the programs to fall to the wayside because there isn't anyone passionate about them.... :/
The basket business is booming, a little too much for my liking. Lee actually had to go to the grocery store twice this week. hahaha I sent my 4th term (hardest most crazy term here) to the store because I was too busy. Grocery shopping here is a process. two bus exchanges. never knowing what they may have in stock. etc. (complain is my middle name)
My skin condition has cleared up! in only 1 month and not the 3 months the Dr. said it would take! praise the Lord.
I successfully beat a cold this week. Fluids, vitamins, and sleep!
Babysitting is keeping me on my toes as well. But I love spending time with Oliver and learning about little boys :) Which - Lee and I finally agreed on 2 names for future children! hahaha not that we'll be having children any time soon, it was a fun conversation going through every name in both of our families though.
Church is keeping both Lee and I busy. Lee has a lot to do with the emails and planning and doing music, AND in two weeks he will be preaching!!! ah! His first time ever doing anything like that. So that is taking up a lot of his time as well. Last night they started an Alpha course. It's like an introduction to Christianity and we had 40 people sign up! I made the desserts. And it's my job to buy and set out cookies for after church on Sunday mornings (whoa I know asking a lot of me there :)
We did manage to spend a good amount of time together last weekend. We went out to eat TWICE. which is more than we've done this entire year. lol. We went to Umbrellas (hamburgers and fries on the beach) and to the Flag Restaurant down on the Carenage. It was great, but expensive! It was our Valanetine's Date. It's the Chinese lady who sells food on campus' restaurant. We'll probably just stick to getting her food there from now on because it is delicious and so much cheaper.
Photo review of the past week
It has been raining every single day this week. this month. this year actually.
It's supposed to be the dry season!!
Last year it was so unbelievably dry we were praying for rain so we could flush our toilets and do laundry... now I'm praying the rain will stop!!
In case I haven't mentioned it... MY MOM IS COMING TO VISIT!!! IN 10 DAYS!!!
I'm so excited!! but it better NOT rain!
Things are going good here. Volunteering is going well with almost enough volunteers... no one has appeared that may possibly be able to take over for me when I leave, which is troubling. I don't want the programs to fall to the wayside because there isn't anyone passionate about them.... :/
The basket business is booming, a little too much for my liking. Lee actually had to go to the grocery store twice this week. hahaha I sent my 4th term (hardest most crazy term here) to the store because I was too busy. Grocery shopping here is a process. two bus exchanges. never knowing what they may have in stock. etc. (complain is my middle name)
My skin condition has cleared up! in only 1 month and not the 3 months the Dr. said it would take! praise the Lord.
I successfully beat a cold this week. Fluids, vitamins, and sleep!
Babysitting is keeping me on my toes as well. But I love spending time with Oliver and learning about little boys :) Which - Lee and I finally agreed on 2 names for future children! hahaha not that we'll be having children any time soon, it was a fun conversation going through every name in both of our families though.
Church is keeping both Lee and I busy. Lee has a lot to do with the emails and planning and doing music, AND in two weeks he will be preaching!!! ah! His first time ever doing anything like that. So that is taking up a lot of his time as well. Last night they started an Alpha course. It's like an introduction to Christianity and we had 40 people sign up! I made the desserts. And it's my job to buy and set out cookies for after church on Sunday mornings (whoa I know asking a lot of me there :)
We did manage to spend a good amount of time together last weekend. We went out to eat TWICE. which is more than we've done this entire year. lol. We went to Umbrellas (hamburgers and fries on the beach) and to the Flag Restaurant down on the Carenage. It was great, but expensive! It was our Valanetine's Date. It's the Chinese lady who sells food on campus' restaurant. We'll probably just stick to getting her food there from now on because it is delicious and so much cheaper.
Photo review of the past week
hiking & water sliding at Mt. Carmel with the SOs
Cooper! :)
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Mt. Carmel!
Wednesday the SO took a trip to Mt. Carmel... which is in St. Andrews about an hour away (we live in St. George's.. on the very southwestern tip) millage wise, it was probably like 10 miles or something (the island is only 20 miles long total!) but because we drive on crazy little roads that go up mountains and around crazy curves and the top speed is probably 40mph.... it took an hour.
It was well worth it though. I sat in the front seat of the taxi/van to avoid getting claustrophobia or sick, so I got to see a lot of the countryside and the drive told lots of interesting stories.
The driver was a young guy, probably in his mid 20s. Had he been born in America he would have been an actor or musician or famous athlete or just plain good looking.... and here he drives a taxi and owns chickens. and he's probably doing really well for himself by their standards. and he is. he was very nice.
He told me the reason why there was a repulsive smell at one point was because there was a sugar cane factory that shut down one day and left all the sugar cane to rot! uuuuuuugh who knew sugar could smell so bad.
He pointed out some small houses that were given to squatters who lived on government land in St. George's.... and they put them FAR from St. George's. I still don't understand how people get up to these homes, even though he said there were roads.
He told me about rum, the schools, where the rich people live, about owning chickens, mangoes... and laughed at us a lot.... foolish Americans, and Canadians, and lots of other nationalities :)
Everywhere you look here there is an awesome view... the highway runs pretty close to the shoreline because it is so mountainous in the center of the country. Every time I see the ocean over a hill or around a curve I'm still amazed.
Once we got to Mt. Carmel we hiked to a gorgeous waterfall.
I partially regret it and partially feel like if I had gone, I would have been the one to get hurt.
It was well worth it though. I sat in the front seat of the taxi/van to avoid getting claustrophobia or sick, so I got to see a lot of the countryside and the drive told lots of interesting stories.
The driver was a young guy, probably in his mid 20s. Had he been born in America he would have been an actor or musician or famous athlete or just plain good looking.... and here he drives a taxi and owns chickens. and he's probably doing really well for himself by their standards. and he is. he was very nice.
He told me the reason why there was a repulsive smell at one point was because there was a sugar cane factory that shut down one day and left all the sugar cane to rot! uuuuuuugh who knew sugar could smell so bad.
He pointed out some small houses that were given to squatters who lived on government land in St. George's.... and they put them FAR from St. George's. I still don't understand how people get up to these homes, even though he said there were roads.
Everywhere you look here there is an awesome view... the highway runs pretty close to the shoreline because it is so mountainous in the center of the country. Every time I see the ocean over a hill or around a curve I'm still amazed.
Once we got to Mt. Carmel we hiked to a gorgeous waterfall.
and got under it!
this was supposed to be our panteen pro-v commercial :)
Sarah, Me, Cristina, Sherry, and Amber... fellow SOs
Then we hiked to another waterfall not far away... Grenada is over flowing with beauty. I cannot believe so much is contained on one small 20X12 island!
lots of people slid down these falls like a slide.... but I didn't.
I was chicken.I partially regret it and partially feel like if I had gone, I would have been the one to get hurt.
I don't like to take unnecessary risks. especially in foreign countries. and especially when Lee's not around.
but everyone else had a good time! and we'll go again in the fall so I may go then....
Once we came out of the jungle (and yes it is literally a jungle) we saw another amazing view
aaahhhh I love Grenada.
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