Days 3,4 and 5
Too many things happened in this 3-day timespan, so this entry will most likely not be in chronological order hehe…
So over the past few days we have done alot here on the land. We dug out and turned an old can field into a future garden. We macheted a whole field of cane in 2 hours, which was superrrr intense, and i absolutely loved it. We visited alot of the surrounding communities here in the jungle and near the lava rock beaches. There are alot of interesting people here, and alot of interesting stories. Alot of people pick these new names to go by, such as: Na-Nam’i, Ocean, Spirit, etc etc…pretty trippy! I will stick with Joshua :). I have been biking every morning to the tide pools and the warm ponds, and recently began biking to this huge rock arch on the ocean…u can climb to the top and watch these huge waves crash against the ancient, lava cliff shoreline….and watch the sea turtles dive up and down in the deeper parts. I have been doing yoga some mornings as well to help my muscles heal and stretch a bit after all of this work. Very healing…Im getting a ton of sun, and eating the best food i have ever eaten. I feel the healthiest i have felt ever, and thats only after a few days of being here. Today I scrubbed our outdoor lava rock shower area where we all shower, and pulled weeds out of the lava rock so that they didnt take over the shower area. Then, we packed lunch, and headed to this amazingggg black sand beach. I found out its a clothing optional beach when i got there, so there were alot of naked islanders running around…we did see a few huge whales off shore slapping the water a bunch with their tales and spraying out of the water…the sun was shining bright again too, so it was really nice. Oh and yesterday, my day was crazy…woke up at 5:30 biked 8 miles, and swam in warm ponds, then did intense machete work, then ate lunch, went to green lake, which is this ancient volcanic caldera filled with this green water…no one knows how deep it goes, and there have been scientific attempts to scuba to the bottom, with no luck whatsoever. There is a legend that it reaches this similar caldera in New Zealand…neat story behind it! We met some cool locals, and i cracked open and ate my first coconut sprout…imagine a coconut, but in the middle where the water should be, there is a ball of white fluff. It tastes just like coconut angel food cake, and has the same consistency too…except it is raw, vegan, and extremely healthy for you…it packs a huge nutritional punch! After green lake, we headed to more this place called the Champagne Ponds, on the ocean…warmer water, but the bottom sparkles in the sun…pretty cool. Ok, I will update again soon! with more pictures too!
aloha,
x
j
