It’s Sunday! Our first full day on the gorgeous island of Roatan, Honduras! This morning we woke up and had a breakfast of eggs, beans, and corn tortillas. We drove to Vegas Electric to meet Eddy, the amazing man that has helped us install our arrays every year throughout the island. Vegas Electric is Roatan’s renewable energy supplier and installer!
We got a lesson on safety, then we were off to work assembling the racking. All the nuts and bolts were screwed into place, all the beams were cut to size and (mostly) all the holes were drilled! It was a long, hot, sunny day of figuring out which parts go where. Asking ourselves if it would fit and working as a group to make it work! By the end of the day, the base of the racking was all screwed together in hopes that it will be easier tomorrow!
After work, we swam in the Caribbean and enjoyed the warm, clear blue water. We then ate dinner on the beach in West End, watching the sunset. Afterwards, the marine reserve gave us a talk about how they preserve the corral reefs around the island. Fun fact: they have a celebration of killing lionfish because they are an invasive species.
Tomorrow we leave at 6AM; check in to see if we installed the whole solar array!