Lettuce rejoice

Our place from the front .. we are in the bottom unit. If you come to stay .. you'll be on the left. :-)
Doesn't Bob look like an explorer or something? (minus the computer of course)

My shell shot of the day. Found this old weathered shell up by a palm tree and placed it at the water's edge. The sky looks more ominous then it is. The clouds come and go, the rain falls then it clears, the lightning flashes, the thunder booms but it is all in the course of the day. Over all, it is still sunny and humid most of the day.

Today we visited our friends Zenola, Marco, Elizabeth and her daughter Jennifer. They have been living on the island all their life ... in fact both Zenola's grandparents and great grandparents are buried on the island. They are creole and speak English which really helps communicate.
This is sweet little Jennifer. I took this with the timed exposure .. it was so windy out on the dock but I love a good sea wind.. doesn't do much for my hair but I love it just the same!

There generosity and kindness to us is refreshing and a blessing beyond words. They came over today for a visit, then we went to see the house that someone just recently built and is interested in selling. We walked all along the property , swatting mosquitoes, and chatting. This is the view up there!

It was a wonderful way to spend the afternoon. They took us to the hydroponic farm and their friend took us for a tour. LETTUCE!! Oh joy! They also grow mangos, papayas, limes, lemons, herbs, tomatoes, and these little orange plums that are truly delicious!!



There are aspects to this island that most tourists never see.. they aren't near the dolphin show or the zip lines, or the scuba diving shops but it is real and devastating. A few years ago people from the mainland (Honduras) came over and became squatters on the island. Many of them live at the garbage dump, collecting garbage, and bottles.

Poverty is everywhere but each time I see it I find it disturbing. We have so much and many in the world have little or nothing. We spoke to someone on the island about helping the people and he said that we need to be careful with how we help people because they will suck you dry but they don't want to change. It can be frustrating. That is true anywhere. We found that in Canada as well (you know who you are!! j/k!) We will trust Him to lead us to those who we can help.

Tonight we all drove to West End and went out for dinner at Half Moon Bay. It was a lovely spot right on the water, there were glow fish in the water, and the lightning show was awesome! But the best part was listening to Marco and Zenola share their hearts, their faith and their love of God. We had such sweet fellowship tonight. We can home blessed and happy to have been able to spend the day with such a wonderful family!

We look forward to meeting more people here and seeing how He leads us to be of true help.
Tomorrow we are going to church.... we found out there are several english speaking churches (because they are creole and not spanish) so that will be great!!