Visit from my Parents!

Visit from My Parents

My parents came to visit me last weekend and stayed for a couple of days in Statia. It was great to see them and show them around my little island! We hiked the Quill (the dormant volcano), ate breakfast at Intermezzo, went snorkeling, walked around time, limed by the pool (statia slang for chilling), and just generally caught up.

My Mom and I went for a ride on my scooter, while my Dad filmed it from the car behind! It was quite an adventure trying to avoid the huge pools of water leftover from the rain.

Since they've left the island, the week has gone by very quickly! It's amazing that they only left last Monday. The volunteers and one of the interns left on Friday leaving a very quiet Botanical Garden. The one benefit is: no daily headache trying to coordinate the usage of one truck for 8 people! It's amazing how quickly you get home at the end of the day without so many people staying to take showers, etc.

Next week hoepfully I'll be working with the new Marine Park intern. She'll be working with me in the garden 2 days a week and I'll be doing some work in the marine park including line cleans, replacing buoys, etc. I'm looking forward to it, because it will be a nice change of pace in the week.