Day Two

So I'm in the Caribbean! It was quite a journey to get here. First, I went to IAD with my mom and dad. My ticket would not scan on the little self-scanner machine though. I asked the nice lady at the counter what the problem was and she then proceeded to tell me that my flight was out of Richmond! I had a small panic attack and then they told me they would be able to switch my flight so I could fly out of IAD.

After I got on the plane and we got out on the landing area, the flight delayed 45 minutes. I only had an hour in between flights so that was a bit of a problem (bring on the second small spaz attack!). I finally arrived in Charlotte and my next flight was delayed by about an hour so I was good. I got some breakfast and waited to board my plane.

I arrived in St. Maarten and had a four hour layover. I read "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger and I actually finished it. I cried in the end of the book so I must have looked like a total weirdo in the airport. Never the less, my next flight arrived and I got on a third and final plane to St. Eustatius. It's a 19 passenger plane and there is very little legroom, armroom, or anything-room really. The flight started out a bit rough, the middle was decent, and the end of the flight was turbulent, but I made it!

When I got back to the garden, Jean had prepared tacos for all of us. They were delicious. I unpacked my stuff and then went to bed. In the morning, I had training with Claire. We went around the garden talking about all the plants and then she began to show me how to use a weed whacker. Joe came back to the garden and had cut his hand up so Claire helped him get cleaned up and then Sarah finished the weed whacker demo. It was fun! I really like whacking weeds down now.

I did a bit of weed whacking today in the fruit garden. The grass was really tall so I got to whack a lot of stuff down. It was really cool, I got grass all over myself and accomplished quite a bit.

Now, I'm down at the office preparing for my first day of Junior Rangers. The kids will come in from school and learn all about the different parts of STENAPA (St. Eustatius National Parks). I'm not sure what we are going to be doing today but I've got silly bands and I'm excited to pass them out!