at Nase Lodge

The night was an interesting one to say the least. Henry Diamond-Pott '18 sleep walked three different times. He walked outside each time, yelled "Who's there!" at anyone that moved, and doesn't remember a thing. Laurent Cotter '19 got up and yelled "Juakeen!" during the night as well. Most of us slept in to about 9am and then ate oatmeal, banana bread and fresh pineapple for breakfast. The group decided to do a 2.5 hour waterfall hike after breakfast. On our way to the waterfall, we saw a wild white horse, spiders the size of our hands, and large banyon trees. After sweating profusely in the humid jungle, we finally reached the 200 foot waterfall. We immediately swam in the small pool at the base of the waterfall and ate snacks to rejuvinate. We took many photos with the few digital cameras that we had on the large boulders along the stream. While continuing on the hike, we came across a beautiful view of the ocean in the distance, the city of Lautoka, and the giant cliffs that surrounded us. After reaching the lodge, we ate some gormet PB&J sandwitches with multiple peanut butter and jelly options. In the afternoon, we napped and played numerous card games of hearts, speed and Uno. We also played about five games of catch phrase and took turns taking freezing showers using just a bucket. Jula Harrington '18, JT Melbourn '18, Sofia Carillo '18 and our chaperone Mr. Spearn were our fantastic cooks for the day. For dinner, they made delicious burritos wth rice, beans, peppers, onions, tomatoes and cilantro. We finished up the night with a group meeting led by today's leader, Lia Redfern '18. We pulled each other's names out of a hat and shared a spirit animal that we each thought embodied the name. Before bed, we played more card games and prepared our bags for our main 4-5 hour trek tomorrow. Also, I'd like to give a shoutout to my parents because today is their 25th wedding anniversary and I wish them the best!