at the airport

All too soon it was time for the team to leave...here we are at the airport, trying to have a little more fun before we said goodbye!

This was really tough for me.  some of the folks on this team were only 6 or 7 when I tested them in homeschooling, or just barely a teenager when we were all at Kids Camp, or maybe I have just met them for the first time.  I always have a hard time saying goodbye, but they are like family. When I see these young people again, they will be in college, or no longer teenagers at least.  They have been so much fun and are so dear to my heart. 

finding the Winners' Circle

here's one winner

We even had some girls participate...

Paddle, paddle, paddle

You go out beyond our boat dock, manuever around a buoy, and return for the final stretch.

Next, you get in the dory, keeping your balance, paddle as hard as you can toward the open sea...

ever heard of dory racing in the Olympics?

For the dory race, first you have to get the dory headed in the right direction...

Before this team left, they held a "Helene Olympics" of sorts at three locations on the island.  Our Olympic events were somewhat different than the world competition.  We included such activities as machete cutting, dory racing, darts, etc.  The English school even dismissed early one afternoon to participate and  cheer the dory race.  The winners are seen with new fishing rods.  The only thing we were missing was the Honduran national anthem.