The Third Church IMPACT team has a beautiful Cultural Experience Day in Abaco. Catch up with members, Barb, Todd, and Jacob, as they share about the beauty found all throughout Abaco.
Today we had the opportunity to explore more of Abaco through our culture day. After another delicious breakfast and our devotions, we ventured out of camp to a unique geological feature called the Blue Hole. As we pulled off the main road, we came upon a two lane path back through the Abaco pine forest. After about two miles of barely getting our vans through the narrow path on a bumpy road, similar to the one to camp, we arrived at the Blue Hole.
This is a fresh water hole carved into limestone, about 80 feet across and 200 feet deep, that leads to the ocean through a series of underwater channels. Many people jumped off the rocky ledge, while the rest of us chose to enter via stairs leading down into the water.
Crystal clear, cool water was a great way to relax this morning. We felt protected by all the pine trees around us, and many of us wondered who actually discovered this wonderful geological feature stuck in the middle of a forest! After many jumps and dives (and a flip by Aubrey and Clay!) off the edge of the blue hole we packed up and headed back out the bush lined drive. Darin really enjoyed the close encounters with pine trees along the drive back out and we came to see how the side mirror was designed to fold in upon impact with a small tree with no damage!
Our next stop for the day was lunch at Pete’s Pub at Little Harbor. At the end of this peninsula was a marina and restaurant along with gorgeous views on the bay side as well as the Atlantic Ocean. We had many great meal options from surf and turf, gyros, tacos, and sandwiches with the best coleslaw ever (according to Todd!) After lunch, we ventured out to the ocean side and the kids enjoyed an hour of jumping through the large waves crashing on shore. What a great way for the kids to be in community with each other. God provided us with a beautiful sunny day to see the majesty of His large ocean but also the calm, turquoise waters of the bay.
One more ride back into Camp Abaco on the bumpy, rocky road; we seem to be making faster time on this route with our courageous van drivers and them knowing exactly where to drive through the myriad of potholes. We enjoyed a little time back at camp before supper where most of the kids continued with their water adventures and snorkeling in the water out front of camp. It was a fun-filled day, one that provided rest after a busy week of serving in Abaco and allowed us to explore more of this beautiful Bahamian island.
– Barb, Todd, and Jacob
