Today marks the full first week in December. While most of you are enjoying cold toes and noses, I'm stuck in an endless summer with an average high of 28 degrees. It may sound great, but it is hard to get into the Christmas spirit (18 days until Christmas!) when you are laying out at the beach. I'm not complaining, just stating a fact. The big seasonal change here is the transition from Hurricane season to rainy season (not such a great improvement, I know).
Justin has two more tests coming up next week and is keeping his nose in the books. Keep him in your thoughts as he finishes up the semester.
Last week some girlfriends and I went on a little day trip to Spanny Falls and the volcanic staircase, Tetechien.
The two waterfalls are located on private property and we all had to pay five dollars in the little shop along the side of the road. The benefit of the toll was a nicely laid out path with handrails in some places. What a luxury!
Like here, where we had to cross the stream in front of the waterfall to get to the next one.
The handrails made the hike relatively easy, which almost felt like cheating after all the hikes where you forge your own path. But when we got to the part of the trail that seemed impossible, I was thankful for the help the rope provided.
Why do pictures never give the difficulty justice? This was harder than it looks!
We reached the second waterfall and rested before heading back. The pool was very small, so we didn't get in the water. It was just nice to enjoy the peace and quiet.
The hike back down was a lot easier. Then we drove to the south east coast of the island to see the volcanic staircase. 
It was an easy walk down to edge, where seemingly out of nowhere this ribbon of volcanic rock has poured out of the earth right into the water. The way it cooled left it looking like a huge staircase.
It was actually too steep to climb all the way down, so we had to wind back and forth slowly along the side. It is called tetechien which means snake in creole. I didn't know this until after we arrived. But I always keep my eyes peeled for snakes, so don't start worrying or anything. 
It was an easy walk down to edge, where seemingly out of nowhere this ribbon of volcanic rock has poured out of the earth right into the water. The way it cooled left it looking like a huge staircase.
It was actually too steep to climb all the way down, so we had to wind back and forth slowly along the side. It is called tetechien which means snake in creole. I didn't know this until after we arrived. But I always keep my eyes peeled for snakes, so don't start worrying or anything. 
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