Fun Times

Our little neighbor's birthday was today and we were invited to his party. Sebastian was 4 years  and he had an amazing party complete with clown and the kids loved it. They dance a lot, here in Latin America. Even the little 2 and 3 year olds  bodies just rock with the beat. It was such a treat to get to spend time with all of the kiddos!!!! And we eat continuously  for about 3 hours.... I am so full.  Thank you Lord for little children.
    
        Rocky and I got gifts just like the kiddos also..FUN! There was a chocolate fountain with strawberries, jello, cookies,candy, chicken on a stick, brownies and ice cream, beef with rice and salad. coconut juice.

 Lots of music.

Missionaries always have minutes on their phone!

Here in the south of Ecuador, when the people we work with want to talk to us, they call us and hang up so that
we can call them back and that way they save their minutes. Last week Rocky and I both did not have minutes on our phone. Rocky bought the card but we just did not have activated. Marta called 3 times and hung up three times before she finally stayed on the line and talked to Rocky.

what's happening

  Today I am preparing to be gone for 6 days. I will fly to Quito tomorrow the 22th of Oct. and stay the night with Ruby and Fletcher( looking forward to my time with this special couple.) Leave on flight to Lima on Sunday 23rd with Kyleen and Cindy. Will be in Lima for 3 days of training and back to Quito on the 27th for another night with Ruby and Fletcher. Flight out of Quito at 8:40 am on 28th and Rocky will pick me up at Catamayo at 9:05 and we will return home to Zomora...a 2 hour drive.  Looking forward to some time away.

 Cake baked and leftovers frozen for Rocky! lol  It has been funny because he has ask me how to make coffee, and how to wash clothes.....
 

Got to go and decide what clothes I am taking....Decisions!!!! 

I wonder

Today I walked into Zomora and up to the post office. I passed a little childrens clothes store and in the window was the cutest little T-shirt size 2 and on the front of the shirt it said " My Grandma is awesome" in English. 
Today I have been wondering if my little 2 year old granddaughter even knows me!  I have been out of the country all of her life.

The one day of great sunshine

We awoke the second day in Banos with sunshine and were told get on out and see the volcanoes before the clouds.

So up and up we went, but in the car.

Tree tomatoes

Tree tomatoes

The Hike

We stopped at this one waterfall that we could not see but was told it was a short 10 min hike down. 10 min. for a Ecuadoran is a 30 or more for me.

Down we go and dgoing down is the easy part for me. 

beautiful walk with lots of pretties

Awesome GOD

DOWN!!!

I keep thinking I got to come back up!!

Down some more

And more, legs are feeling a bit weak!!

We are there! Not all the way but as far as we went!

about half way up and still smiling!!

At the top and not much of a smile, but I did it!!

More

Crates full of naranjillas

This was a woman with a heavy load

A carving in a restaurant

We get to live in an awesome place

Cool tree with lots of plants growing on it

Bird eating corn

The power behind one of those baskets to carry a group across a canyon

So many waterfalls

More Vacation

Delish!

My steak!!!

Rocky's steak! The little bowl has gratin potatoes and the cheese was pretty strong.

We loved this restaurant.

This was coffee/sandwich shop.

One of many road side stands. I love the organization of the fruit.

 

The view from our room at the Casa Verde.

Breakfast the first morning in Banos.

A wild man ans his car!!

A pillow salesman

Vacation Part 2

French resturant and that fire felt so good! The steak was awesome!

Our first night in Banos:

one of 6 tunnels between Shell and Banos

Banos

Where we stayed the first night in Banos

Another tunnel.  

This was in a little park.

At the market

  Ok my computer or blogger is crazy and is just posting where it wants so I will try again tomorrow.

Vacation September 2011(Banos)

Rocky and I get 2 weeks vacation for the last year of our term. So when we need to get a break we will take a few days away. We just took a few days and went to Banos, Ecuador. It is the second top tourist destinationin Ecuador, second only to Galapago Island. 

Stopped to take photos

 

You just never know, traveling with wheel barrow.

Bridge with 2 small but very effective speed bumps.

One of many communities with huge Catholic Church.

  

 

   It is a 9 hour trip around and around up and down on some pretty bad road, but the road is being paved and so we had about an hour of really bad stuff and the rest is paved for the most part. There are a lot of places where the road is falling off the side. YIKES!  As we were traveling yesterday I kept thinking maybe our next road trip I would check into some drugs!!!!lol

 More to come! Internet not to good!