This Monday, June 7, 2010, we decided to take a trip together up the lee-ward side of the island and visit Trinity Waterfalls. Five of the elders were new to the island and had not seen anything past their own areas of concentration; we decided to take a portion of our P-Day and travel.
We (the Calliaqua group) met the Kingstown group in the parking lot of Aunt Jobe's (a grocery store of choice in the area). They bought snacks and off we went....five in the Rav4 and five in the "Red Corolla" (after taping on the bumper again for the umptenth time--we had to do that when we were here 21 months ago!)
The road we traveled! .......Lots of mangos on the way and a pig that was enjoying them!
We are ready to start the hike to Trinity Falls---up/down/and around/ through streams/cross bridges/down steps and stairs!
Can you see through the trees where some of the elders are on top of these tremendous waterfalls? Yes, here is Elder Dyson, Elder Logan, and Elder Noah!
Elder Noah and Elder Dyson........ahhhhh! Elder Henry and Elder Scott getting the feet wet!
Henry, Scott, Logan, and Jones! Elder Tyau must be taking the picture!
WOW!
Elder Collins and I on the trail back from Trinity Falls.
Truly a "wet" trip; besides being rained on (warm rain) and the humidity (!) Notice the terrain around us.....
Just gorgeous! ..........................Elder Henry (from Guyana) and Elder Buhler (we found out that his father works for some dear friends of ours-the Smith's-in Draper Utah)...always a small world!
We all were back now and loved what we had just experienced! Left to right: Elders Buhler, Collins, Logan, Tyau, and Henry.
Elder Henry was in Guyana with us as we flew to St. Vincent......and here comes Elder Jones and Elder Scott (he was on the island when we first started our mission 21 months ago--the elder we first went proselyting with--we called he and Elder McNeal our "trainers")
Elder Dyson and Elder Noah last ones in.....ohhh! look what we found...!
We then traveled down the highway to see the Dark View Falls (at this point, the Kingstown Elders left for their home). Easier to get to these falls, just off the road...not much of a hike. These waterfalls were not as massive as Trinity; but ever as impressive!
Stands and stands of bamboo trees! and the bridge that they don't use anymore!
Then a last stop for the day at Wallilabou Bay (where they filmed Pirates of the Caribbean). See the arch in the background (?) The four Calliaqua Elders from left to right: Buhler, Noah, Jones, Henry and then Elder Collins.
And last, but not least, we must take a picture in the coffins! (Elder Noah)
A great chance to get to know these elders more--a dedicated and fun bunch!
