We got up early to leave in time for church - 2 hours before it was supposed to start! We were late according to our watches, but the website had the times wrong so we ended up being an hour early! It was Fast Sunday and just wonderful. The meeting was sooooo quiet (come to find out, there is no primary in this ward; no families with young children). We chose this ward to attend as Andy served there as a missionary for several months. One of the members of the Stake Presidency when Andy was there 13 years prior is now serving as the Bishop...pictures to follow. Everyone was so welcoming and gave me kisses on the cheek - definitely not a tradition we are familiar with in the USA! I think I understood about 1/3 of Sacrament meeting, so after being mentally exhausted (and receiving a dinner invitation for a few hours later), we headed to downtown Ponce!
There is a little square that is the center of town, decorated all over with lions...Ponce de Leon discovered this area and is greatly honored. We also toured the Parque de Bombas, which is a fire station!
Some of the lions are painted crazy colors, each with a different pattern. There is also a very elegant Catholic church in the square. We arrived at the end of the services and had a very hard time finding a parking spot!
It wasn't time for our dinner appt yet, so we drove around town and found some beautiful views and watched kids playing, just a relaxing and beautiful Sunday!
Ahhh, the Feito family! Much to say about them...this was the family Andy was closest to while he was serving as a missionary for a few reasons. 1 - he was in this area the longest. 2 - they had a teenage son that was preparing for a mission and an awesome mom that would feed them. 3 - they are just a great family to be around!!! Laura on the left had returned 2 weeks prior from serving a mission in San Antonio, Texas - so we talked about that for a bit. After a few translation issues, we did a pretty good job of carrying on a conversation. Sis. Feito shared a few recipes with me - one that was Andy's favorite while he was there and that they made for dessert - a type of custard/pudding. The best part was her description of the kitchen tool I needed to use. Neither she nor Laura knew the word for it. I guessed, but we couldn't be certain until they brought the tool out - a whisk! I haven't made it yet, but it is on my list! This was definitely one of the highlights of our trip!
Last, we went to see the Caribbean Sea, so I could touch it! Then, back to our little cabin in the middle-of-nowhere mountains!!!
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