They say pictures are worth a thousand words, but sometimes a thousand words just don’t quite cut it…sometimes it takes an additional seventeen syllables to really capture the essence of a trip. It’s day 43 in APO-land and what better way to sum up all of the amazing things that our groups accomplished today than with a haiku for each trip? Some went surfing, others returned from backcountry adventures with a plethora of pictures, and others hiked their hearts out! We hope that today’s blog will scratch that poetic itch, so without further ado…
Skip to a Specific Trip: MCJA, MCJB, CI, NEMCA, NEMCB, CRMA, CRMB, CS, MCCE, MCP, DEX, VMA, VMB, CRLS, CRMC, CMCA, CMCB, AKMC, NWXA, NWXB, PCA, PCB, SH, AX, PMC, ACC
Maine Coast Junior (MCJA)
Freeport adventures
Gazebo shenanigans
Campfires await!
Maine Coast Junior (MCJB)
Arising early:
Morning Acadia hike
Return to Midcoast
APO!
Cape Cod & the Islands (CI)
With tearful goodbyes,
CI departs, not without
Full hearts and friendships
New England Mountains & Coast A (NEMCA)
With life vests strapped on
They kayaked along the coast
Lauding Maine’s splendor
New England Mountains & Coast B (NEMCB)
Maintaining park trails
Digging for clams at Wolfe’s Neck…
Did they catch dinner?
Colorado’s Rocky Mountains A (CRMA)
White water rafting:
Helmets strapped, rapids galore.
Paddled their hearts out!
Colorado’s Rocky Mountains B (CRMB)
The stoke was high for
Belaying and repelling
A rock solid day
Caribbean Service (CS)
Leaving Vieques
Exploring Old San Juan streets
Final group dinner!
Maine Coast College Essay (MCCE)
Morse Mountain hiking
Coastal reprieve from writing
Revisions galore
Maine Coast Photo (MCP)
Cameras flashing
Portraits are captured…debris too
During beach clean-up
Maine’s Downeast Explorer (DEX)
Bellies full of ‘za
Mark exit from backcountry
Baxter Park awaits!
Vermont to Montréal A (VMA)
With baguettes in hand
The city’s je ne sais quois
Charmed their biker hearts
Vermont to Montréal B (VMB)
Bikes have retired
They wander cobblestone streets
Escargot for din?
Costa Rica Language & Service (CRLS)
Rainforest trekking
Tropical creatures spotted
Beach bumming ensued
Costa Rica Mountains & Coast (CRMC)
Boating to Caño
They snorkeled around the sea
And explored Whale Tail
California Mountains & Coast (CMCA)
Making waves out West
They caught some gnarly swells, man
Surf’s up, CMC!
California Mountains & Coast (CMCB)
Back from backcountry
Grab your boards and hang ten, dudes
Cali coast livin’
Alaska Mountains & Coast (AKMC)
Ice axes in hand,
Hiking on Exit Glacier
How cool is this crew?
Yesterday’s kayaking in Kenai Fjord!
Northwest Explorer (NWXA)
They left Cypress Isle
Paddling to shore, greeted
by golden sunsets
Northwest Explorer (NWXB)
Awaiting showers,
They exit the wilderness
Backcountry complete!
Pacific Coast (PCA)
In it to win it
Six hundred miles crushed
Golden Gate in sight!
Pacific Coast (PCB)
Last day of biking
Quads are steel, hearts are golden
Soaking in San Fran
Scottish Highlands (SH)
These fearless hikers
Journeyed to ol’ Edinburgh
…they went by train though
Alps Explorer (AX)
TMB complete
AX-ers rejoice their feat!
Off to Geneva
Pyrenees Mountains & Coast (PMC)
Relaxing morning
Au revoir land of baguettes
Barcelona bound!
All calls home were made on baguette phones
America Coast to Coast (ACC)
Cross country tour: check!
Farewell, accomplished bikers
We will miss you all!