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| Jen mastering surfing |
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| Learning the basics (on shore) |
BUT WE WEREN’T LEAVING PUERTO VIEJO WITHOUT A SURFING
LESSON! No way Jose! The night before we arranged a lesson at 7 am with ‘Hirsh’
(I think that was his name), a local surfer in town. Bright and early we rose
and headed to Playa Negra for our surfing lessons.
From the pictures you can tell we’re REALLY good… haha. I was
able to stand up on the surf board but I got to the point when trying to get
through the impact zone with my board was too difficult. I got frustrated, but
mostly scared, of the strong impact waves because they made me feel weightless
as the water forced me back. I tumbled in the water a lot. So, I decided to
finish surfing early and took some pictures for the others. I was impressed at
how fast we learned, and how good Jen and Sarah looked on their boards.
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| Sarah finishing that wave perfectly. |
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| 1 Dreadlock |
That was the highlight of the day. Soon after we were back
at the hotel, showering and packing up our luggage to head to the bus stop for
our bus to San Jose. The long bus ride finally brought us back to the city, and
I was so happy to see people and cars – civilization! Roda and her family were
waiting for us at home. It was a great blessing to see them again, especially
to be able to laugh with Abuelito. I enjoyed having conversations with him. For
some reason he really liked that I was from Peru. And Roda cooked some amazing
food. I bought a recipe book at the market, so I looked up her dish. It’s
called “Lentejas Caribenas con Chuletas Ahumadas.” I hope my mom can make it so
I can just learn off of her.
It was sad saying goodbye to Abuelito, Navida, Meli, Roda,
and Ray. I wonder if I will ever see them again, well until at least the end of
times. But hopefully I can keep in touch. People, especially as wonder as this
group, definitely grow on you. It becomes more apparent about how we are all
family in Christ. AHHH it’s so beautiful.
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