Saturday, Dec 6th
When we arrived at Juanita’s this morning, we heard that the four early morning fishermen had brought back a fairly good haul of a fish, even though the sea was a bit choppy and removing the fish from the nets was a bit messy. After another delicious breakfast, we drove to the kindergarten in Islitas for their graduation ceremony.
The district supervisor of schools welcomed everyone and told us that this school was the best of the island’s seven kindergartens, which may explain why some of the families who live closer to other schools still choose to have their children come here. The five girls and one boy were then awarded their diplomas by “Padrinos” Ken and Henk, who also presented each of them with a Spanish children’s Bible and Carpenteros pencil cases. After pictures, Victoria (the kindergarten teacher) and several volunteers served everyone snacks of chicken sandwiches and Coke… the preferred drink of almost everyone on the island!
After dropping Henk, Drew and Jim back in Tigilotada, so they could make the two doors they had promised for two of the poorest homes
in the villages, the rest of us set out for an “Island Tour”. We were allowed to enter the Naval Base, located on the west side of the island, but were told that no photography would be allowed. One of the sailors walked us around the Base, explaining that most of the men were out on maneuvers and that their main task was to keep an eye on El Salvador, which is only six miles away. We then proceeded to Playa Grande, the island’s largest and most popular beach, and then on to Islitas, where we picked up the “door dudes” for another run to Tigilotada for lumber. The rest of the afternoon was spent at the hotel, just relaxing, reading and resting. Since the temperature seems to be getting higher every day, it was nice just to sit in the shade with our feet up.
The actual work here is now totally done – the three guys got the doors hung by 4 o’clock this afternoon. And as we head into the “home stretch” of our trip, we are all reflecting on our time here and finding (I think I speak for everyone) it has been a very satisfying two weeks. While we are anxiously looking forward to seeing our loved ones and home again, there is also a small corner of our hearts that wants to stay here with our Honduran family. Anyone who has been here knows what I’m talking about… this place really gets under your skin!
Hasta la vista
Audrey
When we arrived at Juanita’s this morning, we heard that the four early morning fishermen had brought back a fairly good haul of a fish, even though the sea was a bit choppy and removing the fish from the nets was a bit messy. After another delicious breakfast, we drove to the kindergarten in Islitas for their graduation ceremony.
The district supervisor of schools welcomed everyone and told us that this school was the best of the island’s seven kindergartens, which may explain why some of the families who live closer to other schools still choose to have their children come here. The five girls and one boy were then awarded their diplomas by “Padrinos” Ken and Henk, who also presented each of them with a Spanish children’s Bible and Carpenteros pencil cases. After pictures, Victoria (the kindergarten teacher) and several volunteers served everyone snacks of chicken sandwiches and Coke… the preferred drink of almost everyone on the island!
After dropping Henk, Drew and Jim back in Tigilotada, so they could make the two doors they had promised for two of the poorest homes
in the villages, the rest of us set out for an “Island Tour”. We were allowed to enter the Naval Base, located on the west side of the island, but were told that no photography would be allowed. One of the sailors walked us around the Base, explaining that most of the men were out on maneuvers and that their main task was to keep an eye on El Salvador, which is only six miles away. We then proceeded to Playa Grande, the island’s largest and most popular beach, and then on to Islitas, where we picked up the “door dudes” for another run to Tigilotada for lumber. The rest of the afternoon was spent at the hotel, just relaxing, reading and resting. Since the temperature seems to be getting higher every day, it was nice just to sit in the shade with our feet up.The actual work here is now totally done – the three guys got the doors hung by 4 o’clock this afternoon. And as we head into the “home stretch” of our trip, we are all reflecting on our time here and finding (I think I speak for everyone) it has been a very satisfying two weeks. While we are anxiously looking forward to seeing our loved ones and home again, there is also a small corner of our hearts that wants to stay here with our Honduran family. Anyone who has been here knows what I’m talking about… this place really gets under your skin!
Hasta la vista
Audrey
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