Placentia

A busy day at the beach!

A busy day at the beach!

We began our morning with breakfast burritos from our wonderful cooks Darlene and Aretha. The burritos had ham, eggs and homemade tortillas. We also had watermelon available. We ate a hearty breakfast and then once again trudged out to the trenches. We were pretty good about all we had to accomplish today until we learned the 4 square corners we had spent lots of time yesterday hollowing out to be 30in deep and wide enough to fit at least 4 people (Mr C knows the exact measurements) were not the only ones we had to do. We needed to have 6 more deep squares like that. Wow!! That was not our favorite news to hear. The kids reacted well though, and got right down to work to hammer it out. They mostly worked in pairs sometimes trios to complete their respective deep holes. They even made it a contest to see which group could dig theirs out the fastest. We worked until noon then ran to the bathrooms to shower VERY quickly and change into beach clothes. We loaded up the vans and headed to Placentia, a resort town about 45 minutes from camp. We planned to have lunch at Da Tatch, an AMAZING restaurant right there on the ocean. Once we walked up to the restaurant it was clear there was another group there. We were pleasantly surprised to find the Central Belize team there. It was a lot screaming hugging and laughing as our team mixed with the Central team, and the Lopez family. Most of our team went decided Da Tatch was too crowded for them, so they walked down to Wendys, another yummy restaurant John and Darlene recommended as well. The service was slow, but almost everyone LOVED their food! They wandered around the small coastal town shopping and playing on the beach. Everyone got in the water and most were surprised by the warmth of the Caribbean Ocean. We swam, and got out just as the sun was setting. We took pictures of our team and hung out on the beach as Mr. C and Joseph changed the flat tire on one of the vans that we had acquired while enjoying our beach day. We then headed over to the famous Tutti Frutti’s Gelato. We each got triple scoops and the establishment was filled with no complaints and all smiles. It was another wonderful bonding moment for our team. Brian said “It was the best banana gelato!” We came home and had yummy pizza for dinner and everyone was so excited. We had a great time of debrief and devotions after dinner. The kids then stayed up until 2am to play around and hang out. Our team has become in many cases instant friends and they love to play together. We finally have internet again at camp! So we plan to put up a few pictures today.

Our plans today are to head into the village and taking a break from our trenches to freshen up the outside of the church. We’re hoping the stores will be open for us to get paint. We’ll update a little later today or tonight when we get a chance. Thanks for the messages. We love you and miss you all!