13th- 19th Feb 2012
This has been another week of farewell's for us as we said goodbye to all the children and workers at the compassion project and to Victoria a CMS missionary who worked in Santo Domingo. Whilst it has been sad to say goodbye it has also been a lot of fun with two special 'treat' days for the children.
Wednesday and Saturday where the two final days for the younger and older children at the project as it shuts for the school holidays. The younger children had a clown/ magician come and entertain them followed by a delicious paraillada (very meaty bbq) for lunch whereas the older children had a trip to a swimming pool complex complete with volley ball court and football pitch.
Friday was the start of a 3 day carnival in Ecuador. A crazy time when people can squirt foam or throw buckets of water at random strangers! If you are particularly unfortunate you can also get eggs, flour, and blue dye thrown at you aswell! So far Ceasar and his family have only succeeded in soaking us in water and foam but you never know who might be lurking waiting to get you. Ceasar took great delight in hiding up on the roof and pouring a bucket of water over an unsuspecting me who was in the courtyard below!
The weather here in Santo has changed slightly. Before the general rule was that if it was hot one day it would rain the next and vice versa but now it is boiling hot during the day and in the afternoon/ evening there is monsoon rains and thunder and lightening storms! Just 30seconds standing outside in the rain will soak you completely. So if you don't get soaked by crazy Ecuadorian's throwing water at you, you will get soaked by the rain!
On tuesday, a particularly hot day, Robin and I went out to buy some ice creams. When we spotted Carlos and Ceasar's family we enquired as to whether they wanted one to. After coming back from the cornershop with our ice creams Cesar suddenly anounced we where going to the swimming pool so we bundled into the car. The time was roughly 4pm so the big black rain clouds where making there way into santo domingo as we raced to the pool. We had a great time flying down the flume with Katherine and trying to stop Ainoah from drowning herself (an ambitious 3yr old swimmer). When the storm erupted above us and we swam about watching the lightning and hearing the thunder! Luckily we didn't get zapped!
On monday the 20th to Fri 24 th we are off for a few days at the beach to bronze and drink delicious fruit milkshakes before heading back to Quito on tuesday the 28th Feb for the last few days before our flight back to the UK on the 2nd March.
Please pray for our safety and health as Robin has currently got a cold. Please also pray for the children at the compassion project that they have a fun holiday and stay out of trouble and that the workers get some much needed respite. Also for our return to England that the transition is smooth and that we can both find the right jobs and settle into life back in the UK.
Much love from Ecuador xxx
Check out this weeks pictures by clicking on this LINK.
Other moments that have made us chuckle this week:
- Andres ( a 12 yr old boy) doing a dance off against a 3 yr old child!
- Robin getting dragged to the front of the stage to help the clown perform a trick.
- Using sugar as an exfoliant in the steam room at the swimming room, putting us in the uncomfortable position of wanting to lick our own sweat!
- Jenny and Christian buying a tiny little terrier puppy, now to see how Peter the rochweiler gets on with her!
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