SUNSHINE!

So the weather report said today was the only non raining day this week, so we ran off to the nearest pretty beach. Cahuita beach was super pretty. It reminded me of the bachelorette when they are in tahiti. You could walk out like a mile (I am guessing, i was too scared to go that far) and the water is all waist level and calm and the perfect temperature! And on the other side of the beach their Cahuita National park which we walked a few miles through to get to the pretty beach. We saw so many monkeys in the trees and these giant sized lizards. I think they might actually be baby iguanas or snake lizard mutations. I'm going to look them up later. And we saw lots of crabs. I love the bus ride back at night. The windows are really big so you can see all the trees and the ocean on the side of the road. It was super loud and the wind was blowing a lot! And it was kinda cold because it was night.

Pictures! that i stole off emily and cori's facebook

Me and Cori can't tell who is who in pictures sometimes...

That blob is a giant pig that Emily and Cori saw out in service.

Sunny day in service

Puerto Viejo

This is our little apartment

This is where we shop! It is like 5 minutes from our house.

Air matress in the water!!

hehe PIZZA anyone.....??

I crashed their lesson! :)

Cori and Emily saying "buenos!"

Mom doesn't he look so much like Gidget?

At the bus station

another one from the congregation beach day. I love this picture.

Week 2 Limon

We went to Peurto Viejo last weekend. It was sorta rainy…We did get to go to a monkey rescue/rehab place. The monkeys were so cute! We were put in a cage with them and they got to hang on to our necks and we got to hold them! Monkeys hand's are kinda creepy how they look so much like human hands. We also saw a friendly toucan bird. It looked just like the bird from Lion King! There was this couple getting a surf lesson on the cloudy beach… I wanted to surf soooo bad, and he gladly let me tag along with them and lent me a surf board!!! The waves were so fun!! There is this random huge rusty metal ship looking thing in the middle of the ocean which created a fun little break! Apparently all the rainstorms has caused the oceans to get all mixed up, so there was tons of branches and weed things in the water.

Monday was crazy! It was torrentially down pouring all day. And poor Emily got really sick.. She couldn't eat for a couple days. :( But now it is Thursday and she is feeling better. Me and Cori went on a cooking spree being stuck in the house from the rain.

Service has been wonderful! It is crazy this trip is already half over. I feel like I am just beginning to know my way around Limon and how to get to my calls. We went to the pioneer meeting on Wednesday. This congregation is so loving. It was such an encouraging meeting! What stood out to me was the emphasis on being positive and not comparing Limon territory to our territory back home. And the part about taking a break and not burning out. And then at the end of the meeting they gave everyone bookmarks with their names and scriptures, it was so sweet. And then they gave all the local pioneers pretty umbrellas with their names on it. And the little kids turned on the Rhianna song Under my umbrella and then all the cute old pioneers danced with their umbrellas. It was so adorable!
We are planning a little excursion to Bocas del Toro next week. I hope it is sunny!!!