Thursday, June 19 - Fun in the Sun

Hello! This is Cate Duckwall and Lily Blackshaw. Today was our final day at Beth-El. The last few hours of our time there consisted of washing cars, cleaning up drywall, and bagging food. We said our goodbyes and took a group picture by the Beth-El sign with Javier, Luis, and Luis’s brother. Then we began our trip to Clearwater, Florida. Soon after we arrived we headed to the beach for a day of fun in the sun. We swam in the ocean for a few hours. Unfortunately, it began to thunder so we decided to head in for dinner. Luckily, Elizabeth had already made plans for dinner at Frenchy’s Rockaway Grill, which was located right alongside the beach. The food was great and then we got ice cream. Afterwards, we made our way onto the pier and witnessed a beautiful sunset. As our day began to close, it was time to head to Peace Memorial Church, our home for the night. We were thrilled to pull up to a beautiful pink church. It was different from our church and the people we spoke to were extremely friendly. Hopefully, we will all sleep well and wake up with a smile on our faces. Tomorrow we will begin our long drive back to Roanoke.