The Most Beautiful Beach

Hello again everybody! Today was a very eventful day for us at the Island School. In the morning, we woke up bright and early with a short cycle to High Rock, with the name being somewhat deceiving because it was only about 10 feet to the water. Despite its name, we began to jump, one by one, into the water below us. While it was very cold in the air, the water was surprisingly warm, and some of the warmest we had been in yet.

Everyone was hoping for a great breakfast on the ride back, preferably French Toast, and luckily enough we were treated to exactly that, as well as some bacon. After breakfast we began to pack for our trip to the world-famous Lighthouse Beach, which was about 35 minutes away from the school. When we got there, everyone was excited to see the beautiful beach, but there was one obstacle in our way. That was the “30 minute walk”(closer to 50) that stood between us and the beach. Eventually we found our way to one of the most spectacular sights we had seen throughout the whole trip at Lighthouse Bay/Beach. There was pink sand and rocky cliffs overlooking clear skies and blue water, and all of us were left awestruck.

We were really allowed to do anything we wanted at the beach, which included laying on our towels, reading, and even games of beach soccer and football were organized with almost everyone getting involved, which was a lot of people’s favorite part. After some time we were brought back in for a “solo,” where we were given 30 minutes of alone time on the beach to get lost in our thoughts, though many people decided to use it as nap-time. During the solo, we were each given the task of finding one object in our given area that could represent something we had learned in the past 2 weeks. Many people picked up pieces of trash from their area to demonstrate their newfound understanding of sustainability and our effect on the earth. Soon after this discussion, it was time to pack up and head back to the vans, with everybody tired from the day’s activities.

Almost as soon as we got back and cleaned ourselves up it was time to head out to Sheryl’s Restaurant in Deep Creek, the next town over, for a meal in which many of us did not know what to expect. Fortunately, we were all treated to a meal that was easily one of the best of the trip, with a buffet of ribs, fried chicken, lionfish, and many others. We all filled up very quickly and cleaned every dish, and were soon ready to return back to the dorm. Overall, it was a very exciting day for all of us, and we are all being hit with the realization that our time here is almost over. See you very soon!

-Jessica and Ethan