We gave our hair clippers to the Villamor family. Someone will have to finish the job as Noel only started the process of cutting Leri's hair.
The port getting loaded onto the ferry.
At the back of the ferry there are cots to rest on. It is only a 3 hour ride but takes
an hour or more to load
There are random islands all over the place
Arriving in Bohol.
The port was destroyed in the earthquake and this is the new building.
No groceries except an egg and the cans we came with. So spam 1/2 egg and some beans were breakfast on Monday morning. A better breakfast than the cookies and water we had on Sunday morning. We had chili for dinner on Sunday. Glad we brought some cans of food over with us.
Welcome signs on the door and house welcomed us.
A nice apartment complex to live in. The young sister missionaries live a couple of doors down.
This sight is next door. No wonder they have had problems with snakes in the past. Hope they took care of them all before we arrived.
Love the sight of this Nipa Hut (house) across the street from us.
Its garbage day. They come early 3 times a week and ring a bell announcing that
they are picking up the garbage.
Our spacious kitchen. Much more room than the last.
Cute cupboard but it has roach traps in it on all the shelves.
Not a good sign of the cock roach population.
CR and laundry room. Now we can do laundry without getting wet even if it is raining outside.
Our living room
Stairs going up to the bedroom. They are narrow steps and our feet do not fit on them
so I have to walk carefully.
Upstairs bathroom. The bucket is for flushing the toilet and washing up as they run out of water on a regular basis.
We have been attending District missionary meetings
The missionaries go out to eat afterwards
Zone leaders having keys made to take up to one of the apartments/churches. They visited with the woman at the fruit stand and gave her a Restoration pamphlet.
We see some wonderful sights as we go around visiting the different areas. The man made forest.
Helping missionaries fix their bikes.
I found the national flower. it is very fragrant, smells kind of like Jasmine. I have pressed some and they still smell lovely.
More to follow when we get the internet.
awesome post! the flower looks like stephanotis, it was one of my favorites when I worked at Barretts Blossoms. So pretty. Your apartment looks great and little bigger than the last. Can't wait for the follow up post!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the post. Its fun to see where you are and what you are doing? You both look so great to me. Your first few meals don't sound very yummy. I am so grateful I have been spoiled with easy water and food availability. Living out of the United States helped me appreciate what we have been blessed with and Its a good reminder for me to be truly thankful.
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