hoodla: april break in dallas, texas

We were supposed to leave Saba via airplane, but a storm rolled in, causing all flights to be cancelled. Another student was quick to call the captain of the Dawn II (the "ferry") to charter a trip for 20 of us stranded students. The Dawn II is an old fishing boat with a passenger area down below. We left after sunset for very rough waters. Luca & Ashley were down below, where the swells were raising people inches (!!) off their seat and then slamming the people back down. MANY people got sick, but Luca & Ashley slept (because Ashley wedged herself across the seat so they weren't launched airborne). All the while, Zach and others were enjoying a few Heineken and getting drenched on the back of the boat. After the 2.5 hour ride, we finally made it to our hotel on St Maarten in time to gobble a few bites of food and get a few hours of sleep before heading to the barely open airport, where we literally had to wait for the customs agents to arrive to work.

the Dawn II

st maarten to miami

at 6 am, the airport was barely open.
balloons were our only entertainment.

teething toy and second breakfast all in one

doctor's office

at "jimmy's"

luca was asked to draw the winning name for the
2-foot tall easter egg. grandma was hoping
for some inside help, but luca picked the name
of another little boy.

around the house