Challenge Accepted

A few weeks ago
(prior to our vacation)

Nathan and I (mostly me) were getting island fever
So we decided to try something new and
test our limits with a challenge



The challenge:

To hike
All of Saba's 2855 ft
from Sea level to the very top
(the top of Mount. Scenery)

Mt. Scenery from Spring Bay

And
that is just what we did!

It started out as a beautiful, hot, sunny day

We hiked from our cottage down the Spring Bay trail to Sea level

Of course we made sure we touched the water!

Cati along the Spring Bay Trail

The town of Windwardside 

is conveniently about half way up the mountain

We refueled with a picnic lunch in the park

The '"kids" playing in the park

Only 1064 more steps to go!

On our way up we had great views!

We are getting into the clouds now...

Windwardside from Top of Mt.Scenery

Airport (top), Hell's Gate (left), Windwardside (right)

And then the clouds really came...

And then

 it rained

and when it rains, it pours

we got soaking wet.

But

all in all, it was a 

fun-exhausting-satisfying day

Or at the very least 

I was way too tired to care about island fever!

Party's Over

Although
it's only been two weeks...

Vacation

seems like a lifetime ago...

hi ho, hi ho, back to the books we go...

A pile of our books...We look fun;)

Nathan is back to
long days at school
and studying



And
Although I have LOts of my own studying to do
I make time for my weekly Sewing group
Prior to our vacation
I got a huge head start
on this semester's sewing project.
It's another Quilt!
Sexy Hexy by Amy Butler 

All laid out...waiting to be sewed together!