Day 43: Haiku Day!

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, MCJBCI, NEMCANEMCB, CRMA, CRMB, CS, MCCE, MCP, DEX, VMAVMBCRLSCRMCCMCA, CMCB, AKMC, NWXA, NWXB, PCA, PCBSH, 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!