Friday morning

Breakfast was at The Glass Bridge, which is the narrowest point on the island.  The Glass Bridge used to be a natural arch, but it was destroyed by a hurricane.  We feasted on cornflakes and granola, then scrambled up the cliffs to take in the view.  On one side we could see the grey waters of the Atlantic Ocean and on the other side of the bridge lay the calm blue waters of the Caribbean.

 Breakfast on the rocks looking out over the Atlantic

 Looking at atlantic side

 Looking at he Caribbean side (2 different blues!)

Sam points out Atlantic on her right and Caribbean on her right.

Our next stop was at Preacher’s cave— the northernmost point on Eleuthera.  This was where the first white colonists of Eleuthera originally settled.  We checked out the beach where they had shipwrecked and then battled the mosquitoes in the cave they used as shelter.  It had a natural altar at the back in which sermons were held for more then a century. (this was over a 100 mile journey from our start!)

 Ricky reading the story of the Preacher's Cave.

Next we took a short hike to Blue Hole— a big circular hole in the limestone.  We jumped in one by one and enjoyed the beautiful clear blue water. 

We stopped again for lunch in Governor’s harbor, and this time, we were given a little bit of time to explore our surroundings.  Gorgeous!

Governor's Harbor  rest and lunch spot mid-island.

Town Library

Hanging in the Library

After pulling over again to buy some ice cream and gifts for our parents and families, we arrived at our last stop— Ocean Hole (another swim spot formed the same way as blue hole). 

All in all, we had a spectacular camping trip.  We may all be a little smellier and itchier than we were before Thursday, but we saw some pretty awesome sights and really bonded as a group.

Our final activity for the day (once we got back to campus) was to watch a super cool documentary about humans and their interactions with the oceans of the world.  More pictures and stories to follow soon!