OUR LAST DAY - BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS WATERS!

Today we departed at 8:30 – well really 9:00 Latino Time – and made a stop at Dunkin Donuts for some breakfast. Now don’t sweat it mothers, your children can get back on the “proper foods” when they are back under your protective wings. But they sure enjoyed the breakfast and it was fast too!

We picked up one more interpreter and headed back to the mountain where we had been on Thursday. And on the way we also picked up Ephraim, a Honduran we made friends with on Thursday. We had stopped at his house and he allowed us to go through his property down to the river. We had such a good time with him that Roman, our driver asked him to go with us on up the mountain and show us where to find the swinging bridge and the zip lin across the valley. He found it and we found it. We ZIPPED ACROSS THE GORGE, THREE AND FOUR at a time. Fun! And for only about 9 dollars.

Then the swinging bridge! On the average about every 5th board was broken and you had to step across the open area to the next board. As you made the step you looked closely to be sure it wasn’t weak. We made it across and back without incident and also found some beautiful pools of water among the huge rocks and rapids. The trek to the bridge was like walking through a jungle on a well worn path for humans and for water that cascades down the hill during the rainy season.

We stopped at Ephraim’s house on the way down and ate our “peanut butter and jelly” sandwiches, along with potato chips, some brownies, some Pepsi, or water and then the students headed down to the river for some water activity. What kind of activity? I am not sure but they returned about one and one-half hours later wet, tired and ready to return to our abode – and of course the internet.

So here we are sitting in the internet establishment while our room cools so we can shower, pack and then go out and eat our last “typical Honduran meal” before leaving at 6:30 AM for the airport and the start of our return to Ft. Myers.

It has been a good trip, full of ministry to youth and children as well as those adults in the retirement home.

So now we prepare to retire to Ft. Myers, and seeing you.

God bless and thanks for your prayers.

Dr D & Marilyn, Cody, Katie, Stacie, and Lindsay