Our Story: Mommy Week

I got to spend all of last week with my mom! She came at the perfect time too. My excitement of living in a new country and Island life had suddenly died a couple weeks ago and I needed a major pick me up. We had so much fun. She came in on Friday night so we didn't start our adventures until the next morning. Saturday morning we went to the market and bought some red snapper, sugar cane, and fruit. I wanted her to be able to experience what the market is like while she was here. Then we went to The Champs hotel for their Saturday brunch. The food was delicious plus we had a beautiful view of the ocean and Picard. Saturday afternoon we went on a boat ride on the Indian River. The boat driver told us a lot about the island and it was a very relaxing ride.
On Sunday Stephen and I had to give talks in church. It was perfect timing for my mom to come so she could listen to them. Plus she was able to help me write some of mine. It was pretty rainy on Sunday so we just stayed at home and took a short walk to the beach in the evening.
On Monday I didn't have to work so we went to the Syndicate Nature Trail. We had quite an adventure trying to find a driver to take us there. We almost ended up going to the capital by accident because of poor communication with our first driver (which is very common here). We finally found a good driver and had a really good time. He stopped to show us all of the different fruit trees and we were able to try a lot of interesting ones. The trail itself was about a mile long and very beautiful. That was one of the first times here on the Island I was really in the rain forest. I loved every minute of it. Monday evening the school was putting on the beach bash which is once a semester. We went mostly for the free dinner and free bags and t-shirts.
Tuesday morning I had to work so we didn't do a lot that day. I showed my mom around campus and made her some fresh bread and cinnamon rolls.
Wednesday and Thursday we were in Roseau. We did a lot those days. We had the same driver the whole week. His name is Serge. He is our driver for church every week. He is really a nice guy and took us all around the island on Wednesday and Thursday. We stayed at the Fort Young Hotel Wednesday night, did a little bit of shopping in the city, and then did some sight seeing at Scottshead and at the Botanical Gardens. Thursday we went and visited the Carib territory as well as Emerald Pool. Those were both very busy days.
On Friday I worked again in the morning and we were so tired from the week that we just spent the day at home relaxing. Saturday morning my mom left for the airport. It was such a great week and I can't wait to go home in April now!

The Indian River