Rainbow after the rain!

We woke up to heavy rain outside our windows; the sky was dark and gloomy. . . but we had a project that needed to be finished. As the LDD’s, we were knocking on the doors at 5: 30 AM, and we were greeted with tired but determined glimpsers, though most of them were probably already up because of the rain pounding on the roof.

The rain does not stop the grind. No pain, no gain.

Of course, we had breakfast made by our amazing cooks, Ilka and Leonela. They served us scrambled eggs with nice, toasty tortillas and sliced up sausage for energy, accompanied by orange juice. Then, we filed to the bus to get ready for an hour-and-a-half trip to Venao Beach. Our driver, Elcides, did an amazing job getting us there safely.

By the time we made it to the beach, the rain had stopped. Once on the job site, we split into our groups and started working right away. Our muscles were sore, and backs were aching due to the previous work day, but we were determined to make progress on the sea-turtle egg sanctuary.

Despite the intermittent rain, our moral remained strong throughout the morning. One group made artwork representing the beauty in this project, while others continued their hard work, sifting wet, heavy sand in the turtles’ nursery.

Of the many lessons we’ve learned throughout this trip, one very important one was this: you cant control the weather, but you can control your attitude. About 15 minutes before lunch, it started to pour, and seeking shelter, we gathered at the Save the Turtle organization office. Here, we took a moment to enjoy the rain and the progress of our hard work. Some enjoyed the rain by taking picture and selfies, some stretched their muscles with some yoga, while others danced in it.

Though it continued to pour, by now, it was lunch time, so we made our way to the bus for a fulling meal of rice, beans and a nice steak.

After lunch we headed back to work and finished our last hour of the day. We thought there would be no more rain but, of course, we were wrong. Before we knew it, 30 minutes into work, it started to pour like the locals here say, “aguazero”. The rain made it hard to work in the nursery due to the weight of the sand on the sifter, so we shifted our focus to a more doable project: building a fence around the nursery. With that, our work was done for the day.

Everyone is tired and looking forward to resting up well for tomorrow. We are all excited to finish this project and continue to push ourselves out of our comfort zones tomorrow.

Stay tuned for our finished product!

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