Nahlap with ChuuChok

ChuuChok had an overnight retreat on Nahlap.

The retreat went well. Nahlap remains a touch rugged as a destination as the resort continues to recover from a destructive storm that over washed the island and devastated the infrastructure a couple of years ago. 

A few items that proved worthy was remembering to bring a kettle and a butane stove. The generator runs only at night. Mosquito coils are also recommended for an overnight stay. The group used two butane stoves, and three stoves could have proven useful. During the day rice has to be cooked on a butane stove. Two more stoves for cooking food and boiling water would be useful.

Contributing to the ability of digital denizens to share their every waking moment was a power strip with USB ports  This also facilitated plugging in on island fans. There are two three-prong outlets in the nahs, one on each side. The group of 26 could have used a second power strip.

Sunset

Bringing firewood was necessary and remembered. Potable water was brought in two five gallon containers. Forgotten items included only toilet tissue. The one tank with clean water for bathing is at the blue hut but has no private showering area. And if the blue hut is in use, then that tank might be off limits to those in the nahs. 

Sunrise

For sleeping a long sleeve top and full length leggings plus socks are a nice plus. Keep's one warm and also deflects mosquitoes. If there is no wind, the mosquitoes could be problematic. A good breeze was running the night the group was there which reduced the number of mosquitoes. One student was reactive to mosquitoes and developed small raised welts from the bites. For such students a mosquito repellent spray is to be recommended. 


A floral walk on the first day found that the round island trail is gone on the east side. Only the west side remains navigable. Many large trees are down, some may have come down during Dolphin in 2015 as they look like older falls than 2023. 


The west side trail peters out in the southeast corner of the island, scrub obscures lines of sight. There was also once a cross island cut-through at the church that was not located this trip. An attempt to find the east side trail's southern terminus failed. The walked route was only from near the church back to the peninsula. 



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