DAY 4—It appears that the blog is a little unforgiving when it comes to assigning dates, so Tuesday’s message, which couldn’t get posted until Wednesday carries Wednesday’s date, the Wednesday’s, which is being posted today will have Thursday’s date. Inconsequential in the eternal scheme of things, but it just seemed like an explanation was in order.
We had another great day at the worksite today, Wednesday. We got the gable ends done and purlins painted so the roof can go up on Thursday. We also dug out the pits for the septic tank and settling pond, two holes both seven feet deep. I say we, but it was actually the kids that got that work done. Sheilla and I realized that we are the true elders on this site, and even though that distinction doesn’t seem to carry a lot of weight, we used it to keep ourselves above ground.
There’s a good spirit with this work camp. The Ascension folks and our new friends Jake and Sophie have been real troopers, taking on any task with cheer. The only times people have been edgy is when they didn’t an assignment—something that gets quickly remedied. The Chicas family has been hard after it as well, along with their extended family which appears to be quite extensive. A couple of the team members know a word or two of Spanish and Jake & Sophie are fluent, so we’ve been able to communicate well. We took everyone in to San Luis Talpa for lunch at this great little buffet. Sheilla and I had rice, beans, chiles rellenos, tortillas and a drink for $3 each—not a bad deal.
We had a pleasant evening of surf and sand and another gourmet meal. The surf here is quite good I’m told by those who know about such things. It’s a little brutal for the uninitiated, though, and I worry about the kids, but they seem to be up to the challenge and we haven’t lost anyone yet. I’m sure this will be of great comfort to any parents who my be checking these postings out.
Tomorrow is a rest day. We’re going up to Ahuachapan to visit an orphanage I’ve come to know. There are some pyramids along the way so we’ll have chance to play tourist and rest up a bit for Friday, which will be a big day.
We had another great day at the worksite today, Wednesday. We got the gable ends done and purlins painted so the roof can go up on Thursday. We also dug out the pits for the septic tank and settling pond, two holes both seven feet deep. I say we, but it was actually the kids that got that work done. Sheilla and I realized that we are the true elders on this site, and even though that distinction doesn’t seem to carry a lot of weight, we used it to keep ourselves above ground.
There’s a good spirit with this work camp. The Ascension folks and our new friends Jake and Sophie have been real troopers, taking on any task with cheer. The only times people have been edgy is when they didn’t an assignment—something that gets quickly remedied. The Chicas family has been hard after it as well, along with their extended family which appears to be quite extensive. A couple of the team members know a word or two of Spanish and Jake & Sophie are fluent, so we’ve been able to communicate well. We took everyone in to San Luis Talpa for lunch at this great little buffet. Sheilla and I had rice, beans, chiles rellenos, tortillas and a drink for $3 each—not a bad deal.
We had a pleasant evening of surf and sand and another gourmet meal. The surf here is quite good I’m told by those who know about such things. It’s a little brutal for the uninitiated, though, and I worry about the kids, but they seem to be up to the challenge and we haven’t lost anyone yet. I’m sure this will be of great comfort to any parents who my be checking these postings out.
Tomorrow is a rest day. We’re going up to Ahuachapan to visit an orphanage I’ve come to know. There are some pyramids along the way so we’ll have chance to play tourist and rest up a bit for Friday, which will be a big day.
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