


Another glorious day! Randy came by at breakfast and asked some of us to volunteer to help on a Friends of the National Park project. We helped cut and haul lumber for the new handicapped accessible ramp that runs through the mangroves out at Francis Bay which is next door to Maho Bay where we spent many wonderful days vacationing in past years. The work was dirty, but not hard. We saw lots of stilts and water birds in the mangrove swamp AND I saw a pink flamingo! He must have blown in on the winds we have been having the last few days. We got back to camp in time for lunch and after went down to the VIERS dock for a snorkel. I did not find it as interesting as Little Lameshur so doubt if we will go back to that side. I did walk over to the beach after and had a swim before coming back to camp for my shower. I spent some time in the office filling out our time sheets - you have to work 4 hours a day in order to qualify for free room and meals. You can work more each day and bank some in order to earn a day off, but honestly, just swimming and snorkeling in Little Lameshur is wonderful and that is just a short walk away. After dinner last night, I brought out the ice cream that I had made for the staff - it was a big hit! We sat around talking for a while and then went back to our cabin to read. Barb and Jim are making dinner tonight: pepper steak, rice, salad and walnut cake for dessert. I am trying to eat very small portions as I don't want to gain a ton of weight here although the physical labor, snorkeling and swimming probably counterbalance some of the caloric intake (at least that's what I'm telling myself!). Dave has finished carving a spoon. Originally, he was going to donate this one to the camp kitchen, but we have been invited to a house in Coral Bay on Friday for the afternoon and will take it as a hostess gift and Dave will carve another one for the camp. Two of the volunteers from Michigan, Melissa and Rich, always spend a few extra days relaxing on the island when they finish their volunteer time before going home. They have rented a place called the Round house - can't wait to see it. The photos today are of St. Francis Bay, the overlook off the trail and the handicapped access trail that we were working on. Happy Birthday, John King! So nice that we can say this on the actual day!
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