Hiking...

Sometimes things that we take for granted, things that happen often in our lives, are interesting to others simply because those very things are quite different from their everyday experiences. When coupled with an interest in the people whose lives are represented by these experiences, we find pleasure in perusing things that, to the actors on the stage of life from whence these scenes originate, are dull and ordinary; or at least, as we mentioned before, taken for granted.

Come along on a hike with pastor Sujet, Alex, and I in the mountains here in Allegre. We're going to see a widow lady whose house is being rebuilt after earthquake damage last year. It has been shelved for several months, due to staff being occupied with the cholera epidemic. And Michael Horner, who oversaw this project, is no longer down here.

What we found, surprised us...

On the way... I never cease to marvel at the beauty of this country...

There is so much potential in such a fruitful country...

There was a meeting going on up at the church, regarding the upcoming
school year. It will begin the first of October...

The bean crop- one of the staples of agriculture here- is coming on
beautifully! The plants are blossoming now....

Definitely the cutest hiker in the bunch.. :-) He's getting so strong it
amazes us sometimes, hiking up the mountains tirelessly...

The mountainside...

All the green foliage of the bean plants adds greatly to the
beauty of the landscape... Here is a glimpse up close...

Heading up the winding trail to reach the top of the ridge at the right
of the picture...



Looking back the trail we just passed... Hard to even see a trail, the
tropical vegetation closes in behind...



Anybody know what that is? Looks like some kind of cactus
growing on the limb of this tree, I'm not sure what it is.

Well, we're almost at the house. Don't want to overload you with too many pictures and info at once. More tomorrow...?