Last night, after a hard days work [DREAM TEAM: Spencer, Katie, Bobby!], we held our second of the three community events. This time it was held right down the mountain at St. Ann’s Bay Methodist. It was an incredible turnout as the lines for children’s games and crafts were always really long. Just like last night, the games and prizes were followed by a performance by the man, the myth, and the legend: Mr. Ben Glenn. His performance was absolutely mind blowing. Not only did he, again, impress the crowd with a ten-minute chalk masterpiece; Ben followed it with a projected video, something that can only be seen in person. Trust me, it was amazing. The reaction from the crowd was incredible. I think I enjoyed watching the reactions as much as the performance itself. After driving some of the ladies home, we all retired back to the Cloisters.
Today we slept in: at least the ladies did. The guys however were hard at work on a prank for the ages. To make a long story short, about fifty mattresses from the guy’s rooms were stuffed into the girl’s hallway, blocking all the exits to the bedrooms and most importantly, the entrance to the bathroom. More pictures and video of this later. After another filling meal from the Cloisters ladies, we were off to Dunn River Falls for what turned out to be an amazing time.
Dunn River Falls is one of only a handful of Jamaica’s national parks. It is a long series of rocky waterfalls that spans about the distance of half a mile. Hiking from bottom to top was a trek meant only for the fittest, but Team Grace managed to hold their own with few injuries. Dunn River Falls is without a doubt one of the most beautiful places I have ever been in my life.
Ocho Rios is the second biggest tourism hotspot on the north coast of Jamaica after Montego Bay. In the afternoon, we explored the town center, ate Jamaican food (Burger King for most of us…), and conquered the market. The markets were especially crowded since a Carnival Cruise line moored up this morning.
As I type right now on the porch of The Cloisters, I am watching Gary Greene and Scuba erect a brand new wooden cross at the top of our mountain. Hannah Ross is drinking ice water on “the rail”, Amy Bryce, Colleen Cook, and Caroline Kirby are taking pictures, and Doug Sibley is half asleep with his feet propped up out here on the porch. We are also in the process of setting up for our last dinner here at the Cloisters; a special dinner that is served outside here on the porch overlooking the town of St. Ann’s and the Caribbean Sea.
Please pray for all of us tonight and tomorrow as we travel once again. Tonight is almost definitely going to be an all-nighter for the majority of us as we enjoy eachothers company for hours on end. We leave tomorrow morning at 4am (!!!!) for a 7:00 flight which is followed by a five-hour (!!!!!!!) layover in Miami. We are, of course, excited to see all our family and friends once again tomorrow afternoon.
-Bobby Schultz
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