Our time in Florida has been off to a great start. This morning was awesome, starting with a delicious breakfast. After breakfast we met with the people in charge of helping us with our work, Alex, Karl, and David. Once we went through a few safety rules we finally split off in two groups.
Half of us headed off on foot and started working our part of the trail. We spent a couple of hours cutting small plants and trees out of the way to form the trail for all of the people who come out to hike. It's amazing to think of all of the work that goes into maintaining the beautiful trails that we hike. These volunteers do their best to make it seem like a natural occurrence so that our experience in the trails is that much more amazing. It feels great to be able to help make others' experiences as nice as ours has been. Even though we can't see the impact we're making immediately, it feels nice to know that others will be able to walk the trails and have it feel like a little sanctuary in the woods.
Once we rested for a little while and getting some snacks we headed to the beach. The water was a little on the chilly side, but wonderful none the less. There some of us played a card game, others went in walks, and some of us set out to make a sand castle. Our time at the beach was amazing and we hope to have many more times like this on the trip.
Sindy C.
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