Beach, beach, beach

March 8, 2011 P.M.

After an amazing day at the build site, we all headed back to your hotel rooms. We quickly changed into our swim gear, grabbed our beach towels and applied sunscreen to each other. The group got into the vans and headed to Miami Beach. Lennon , Americorp member of Habitat for Humanity, suggested we check out South Pointe Beach, so that’s what we did. JW and Natalie dropped us off at the park and they went to get more food for our lunches on the build site. Together we walked along the seemingly endless path that bordered the rocky shore. I saw lots of boats and the pier in the distance. Halfway down the path we walked through a very ritzy restaurant that flanked the path. There were so many cats prancing around the park.







Finally we arrived at the sandy beach and I could feel the tiny bits of shell under my feet. I placed my purple towel down and took on the view. The many shades of blue on the horizon on the quiet beach was so peaceful after the long day at the site. As the sun went down, it got so cold and windy on the beach. We finally got the magically call from JW and Natalie and we started back to the car. On the way back to the van, Kelly, Erin and Sha rolled down a huge grassy hill. After the tumble, we all got back on the path. We all noticed the coconuts that were hanging from the tall trees. Someone come up with bright idea to take one home. I quickly saw the pyramid emerge and Kelly seemed to fly to the top. After grabbing the cocoanuts, Kelly fell from the tree and landed on her butt. Kelly is crazy for coconuts. We all got back to the hotel in one piece and got ready for dinner. We ordered pizza and sat around the pool. I enjoyed the time we sent talking about our day. At the nightly meeting we discussed diversity and race relations in Miami. This meeting was the best way to end the day. Time to go to bed because the alarm clock goes off to early!

--Veronika Panagiotou