Today they are making their way to Umkhumbi Lodge where they will be met by Anton and his snakes!!! The Environmental Awareness Course begins.....
Herewith news from their last 2 days in Kosi.
Beach day!!!!
Today we walked down to the fish traps in Kosi Bay.
Unfortunately there were no fish in the traps, but we waded over to some of the
traps and looked at some of the creatures under the water. We found a lot of
hermit crabs, and lots of empty shells.
Next we walked on to the beach.
The first look we got was stunning-there were palm trees, white sand and clear
blue water. Some of us spent the time at the beach playing water sports, others
collected shells, and for a while we played a game of football on the sand. One
of the locals joined my team and helped us achieve a 3-3 draw! :)
The
last thing we did was walk through the mangrove forest to the beach right next
to the Ocean. We looked out into the sea, and eventually it paid off and we saw
a whole pod of whales just off the shore. It was amazing, they were jumping
right out of the water! I have never seen one so close!
Eventually we had
to head back to camp. On the way back, we saw some Samango monkeys! They were
really close and might have come closer, but a car came along and we had to
leave :(
All in all, it was an awesome day, and I will miss Kosi Bay a
lot as it is such a wonderful place. -Emily (Daddy please don't forget my
fishies:) )
06/08/14 SWS3
Today began with an early start to give us time to finish
the community project before we head on to the next phase of the trip.The
community project was very rewarding to finish the final touches and the second
coats, some of us also spent time adding pictures of sea creatures to one wall
of the classrooms. It was nice to add a personal touch to the school and leave a
lasting reminder of our time here. Ella and Alex Mockridge
Today I had
the amazing opportunity to teach English and Maths to a group of around
30students. As challenging as this was it was very rewarding and eye opening as
they were all so eager to learn.
They welcomed us into their classroom, were
patient and laughed with our mistakes - very different to how we act at school.
A brilliant day we would love to experience again. Hettie
After
teaching I was privileged to help a younger student at their home with some
Maths homework. Even though they spoke little English we managed to get the work
done and have a great laugh doing this! Their house is unlike anything I have
seen before - they took such pride in what they had even though they didn't have
much. This makes me feel that i should tidy my room more and take more pride in
what I have! Demi
Hi Em, wow, it sounds like you are having the time of your life, enjoy every second particularly the snakes - looking forward to pictures. Fret not, Dad in full fish mode, Delly is in the upper penthouse for another short holiday and there is a HUGE Meech crater on your bed - has he been reunited with his relatives yet? Hope batteries and memory cards are lasting. Love you, Dad, Mum, Holly and Delly the Nelly xxx
ReplyDeleteHi to Jack group 1, sounds you had fun on night watch, thinking of you, your shorts for holiday are in Emma's hands, love you lots, Em, mum, dad and Karen xxx
ReplyDeleteHi Demi, thanks for my beautiful flowers luckily i was home alone when they came so no one saw me blubbering. Your project work sounds amazing, so glad your going to keep your room tidy when you get home :) Hope you see a meerkat. " I wuv you" Mum, Steve, Danny and Troy xxxx
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear you are having such a lovely time Alex Mockridge, can't wait to see all the pictures and hear all about it when you get home, love you so much xxxx
ReplyDeleteHi Alex (Parrott), great to see the updates on the blog for team 3......... Looks like you are having an amazing time! Enjoy your game safari......we are so envious! Can't wait to see all your photos and hear all about your trip. Enjoy every minute of it! Take care and thinking of you, love Mum, Dad, Emily and Scrumpy xx
ReplyDeletehaving fun Bethany ? Hows the camera taking lots of photos for us to see? Told you Africa is the best place on the plant i cant wait to go back feels like home for me take care Dad and Mum x
ReplyDeleteHi Ali Smith, team 3. Looks like you are having a fantastic time!
ReplyDeleteJamie is coming home a week early. Do you want me to still pick you up from Heathrow, or would you prefer a couple more hours with you new mates? You will still get to see J for a bit either way.
Please let me know, if you can, as I will have to let Fee know if I am collecting you from Heathrow. If I don't hear, I will be at the airport, as we arranged.