October 26th, 2015
I awoke at
6:47am, noticing the two instructors were packed and gone. Knowing that we were
here for a full day of classes, I presumed they were off nearby enjoying time
without our company, probably at the volcano. After packing my things and
eating breakfast, I was told to grab 2 water bottles, my whistle, ground cloth,
and some sunscreen. I assumed we were in for a day of risk management first aid
practice. Oh boy! Was I in for a surprise? Today, we were doing a solo. Four
hours in an insolated spot all by yourself. As Acuff and Caleb separated us out
into our spots, we all began this experience differently. Kyle built a sundial
to know when it was over and how many more minutes he had left. Trent stripped
naked and shaded himself in stones before drawing and sketching. Bobby wanted
to bring the heat so he stayed in the sun the whole four hours. I hung my
ground cloth like a tent, shading myself from the sun. Lying on my sleeping pad
I could feel a great breeze through my valley that kept me very cool.
This solo was for reflection of
what we need to do individually for what we want our life to be. For myself I
have realized that graduate school is not for me. I have much to learn, and
many classes to take but not at a university, not yet at least. The rest of the
hot sunny day was spent eating and water activates. A few people went hiking,
other snorkeling. I went crab catching with two sticks. I was catching small,
medium, and even large crabs. After wandering the beach yesterday looking
through the trash that had washed up I found a crab cage. I began to fill this
cage to see how many I could catch. This cage I filled with crabs before
dinner, though since we were not here to harvest from the land we could not
kill and eat them. Instead we had tacos. But just saying, crab tacos would have
been amazing. Tomorrow is our last full day out here in the bay, the next day
we paddle in back to Casa Azul.
The saying
don’t blink really applies the older you become. Day seventy-three out of one
hundred and thirteen. I know I blinked and this trip is gone.
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