Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Carriacou!

Hey all!
Sorry it's taken so long to post again, but I've been real busy doing tons of stuff down here.  We've been at the beach daily, yes I'm sunburned, but not bad, and yes I'm wearing sunscreen (mom).  We've played frisbee multiple times on the beach, and throw around pretty much every day, while also finding starfish and sea anenomes in the (crystal clear) water.  I've been playing guitar all around, and actually have been invited to play at a few local places for karaoke and special events.  I've busted out my hammock (that's for Tucker, Ryan,  and Matt P, if they read this at all) already and taught some others how to use it, which proved more difficult than I expected.
During the beach time, one of our group swam out to a nearby island on a sort of solo journey.  It was a good mile and a half away, but he swam there and then rested and then came back in a pretty good time.  Impressive, I must say. 
Work started today.  Five straight hours of pretty gruelling manual labor, including digging to excavate the site, breaking small rocks with pick axes, cutting branches and roots away, and carrying big buckets of dirt.  And it will only be longer days from here on out.
The place is absolutely beautiful, seriously gorgeous, pictures coming soon (most likely next post, I've taken a good amount).  The site we're excavating is right on the beach, and there's tons of natural beauty and small islands nearby to see.  At the site, we've found pieces of two human fingers, and a burial site thus far, along with tons of pottery.  There are shards of pottery, some 5 or 6 inches long/wide, strewn everywhere, without any need for digging, and there's even more the farther you dig. 
One great thing that I've found is that, of the three American sodas they have here, there is a vast quantity of Dr. Pepper.  It made me exceptionally happy to have found it here, haha. 
I'll post again soon, thanks for reading!
Matt

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