Heading Home

We rolled out of bed earlier than usual this morning at 4:45 feeling bittersweet. While everyone is excited to reunite with family and friends, we are sad to say goodbye to what we have called home for the past two weeks. Before we talk about our day of traveling we would like to remember some of our favorite moments in Eleuthera. While doing our daily "happys and crappies" last night, a few memories stood out to us. One of the most amazing things that we witnessed on the trip was a meteorite shooting through the sky, a rare occurrence in Eleuthera. Another highlight was a trip to a blue hole during our "down island trip." Most of us took a 25ft plunge into the mysterious dark blue water. To finish our trip, we traveled north to lighthouse beach, one of the most beautiful beaches in the world in an isolated area of cape Eleuthera. We hiked for 50 minutes and we were then surrounded by pink sand, bright blue water and huge cliffs. While we are unhappy to leave the beauty and warmth of Eleuthera, we will always remember the amazing experiences during the trip.

Back to our day of traveling: we finished our packing and made a final sweep around the dorms before eating a quick breakfast of cereal and yogurt. We packed into the vans and began our journey home.

As we drove to Rock sound airport we watched the beautiful sunrise for the last time. When we arrived to the airport we said our goodbyes to our amazing leaders Liz, Pat, and Stan. We walked through the minimal amount of security and boarded our 20 minute flight to Nassau.

As we landed we noticed a not so lucky Bahamas air flight tipped on its side at the edge of the runway. Luckily for us, we landed safely and made our way to the international terminal. With 5 hours to kill, everyone explored the terminal filling their stomachs with Dunkin Donuts, pizza, and conch salad for Max. After buying some last minute souvenirs for our families and friends, we boarded the two hour flight to Atlanta. Many of us spent this flight sleeping, watching movies, or reading.

When we arrived in Atlanta we all took advantage of the American food industry as we ate Freshens crepes and Five Guys burgers. Finally we boarded our last flight to Cleveland, excited to see everyone but sad to leave the Island School.

-Susie & Josh