We started off the day with a very traditional Mexican breakfast, which consisted of eggs, refried beans and tortillas. After, we went outside for some morning fresh air and the very cool breeze was incredibly refreshing. Lela reminded us that we were going to another village to give children and parents our gifts. To prepare, we started to put our sunscreen on: put on our hats, and get a hold of our gifts that we prepared and soon headed off in a panga. We traveled straight to San Evaristo: on the mainland of Baja Mexico.

Locals greeted us on the beach, gave us a quick tour of their community, and showed us their homes. In return, we gave them our gifts and took pictures with them. After we gave most of our gifts, we headed up a steep hill for our morning hike. As soon as we reached the top of the hill, we could see the saltpans, which were used by the locals. It was used to harvest sea salt. We walked around the saltpans after Lela gave a quick introduction and find out there is a very long process in producing salt.

After we headed down to the beach, we walked along the shores in search for agates and shells that we were able to keep. Many dead puffer fishes were in the way but we managed to get around them. After the beach, we headed back to the boat, retracing our steps back to the saltpans, passed the hill, and to the pangas. When we were back on the boat, a pleasant hot soup and chicken tortillas were promptly served to us as we sat down from our long hike. When we finished, we quietly left one by one, going outside and slept on the back of the boat on lounge chairs. When we awoke, it was late afternoon; we were excited for what we were going to do in the evening since everything we do is a big surprise.

Since “Romeo and Juliet” was assigned to the Grade 9 students for English, we had to act out our roles and we had a discussion about the events happening presently in the book. It was getting late, so we went outside, covered ourselves in blankets and told each other ghost stories. An hour later, we were called in for dinner, which comprised of fresh fish, salad and bread. The food was delicious since everything was made fresh.

When we finished we all planned out how we were going to surprise Mr. Dang for his birthday. Mrs. J took him outside for a talk and all us students gathered balloons and cake, and decorated the ship’s salon in less than 5 minutes. When Jenna and Anisha went to get him, the rest of the students hid under the tables and turn the lights out to scream surprise when he opened the door. Mr. Dang was thrilled and saw the giant chocolate cake presented in front of him. We all ate a slice. After, we looked at the food chain from the nightlight and worked on our workbooks for an hour. We all enjoyed our day and went to sleep early to see what adventure comes tomorrow.