Day 18: Avu Lagoon

This week, the teachers wanted to take us an adventure in order to show their appreciation for our service to this village. They took us to Avu Lagoon, which is a local eco tourism project. For three hours, we hiked through sugar cane fields, rode in wooden canoes through the marsh to eventually end up in the open waters of the lagoon.

Here we are starting off our adventure through the flooded sugar cane field. We felt a tad overdressed in our skirts but it only added to the day!

Our headmaster, Eric, thoroughly enjoyed walking through the marsh, especially when I then Taylor managed to fall waist-deep into the mud!

Here we are in the canoe with one of our fellow teachers! Above is a school house in a tiny rural village that we passed during our hike. Both Taylor and I were extremely thankful that we are able to teach in a concrete school building with numerous classrooms.

The day ended with trying sugar cane for the first time. The teachers were pro's at eating this sweet treat, Taylor and I had a much harder time managing to even get a full bite which brought much amusement to everyone present.

We only have 2 teaching days left in this wonderful village...its so sad to think about saying good-bye.