Slept well last night in a soft bed!
After breakfast at the mission of oatmeal and bananas and coffee, Becky, Dad and I went to the clinic which is operated by the mission to be checked for amoebas. We traveled there and back by Tuk Tuk... a little three wheeled motorcycle with a bench seat for three.
Then we walked through the mission coffee processing area and saw the process and the place where the coffee we have been getting through Doug and Sally comes from. I will blog about the process in a separate entry.
Then we stopped by the Tree nursery and reforestation project that the mission is operating. This is where Becky and Aaron got their seeds and help for their nursery in Union Victoria. The man in charge, Turibio, told us his story of his work for 27 years ... this nursery and work is his love and life! He and Dad very much enjoyed talking to one another. It was fascinating to see what they are doing and how it is linked to the schools and the long term future of Guatemala!
They are experimenting with shade grown coffee in the shade of Macadamia nut trees. I think this is an awesome combination to spread risk... hope it works. Turibio showed us a project that he started to teach kids to value trees for more than fire wood... they were making and selling wooden utensils. We bought some -- one from ebony and another from coffee wood. This was so encouraging because in so many places in Guatemala, the deforestation is devastating and will soon bring disaster upon the people.
We walked back to the cafeteria for lunch of tortillas and taco meat with greenbeans in the meat and fresh pineapple, watermelon, and cantaloupe. After lunch we visited with a couple we had met on the street the day before... they happened to stick their heads in the door and recognized us so they came over to talk. Turns our they are from Israel and have spent the last three months biking in Mexico, and 1/2 a month so far in Guatemala and headed for a couple months biking in Columbia before meeting his parents in Ecuador in September. What a way to see the country!
In the afternoon after a short rest which we enjoyed at our hotel "Casa Blanca" we walked up to the rabbit project that the mission has going. Here they raise rabbits to produce organic fertilizer for the coffee. This allowed Becky and Aaron the opportunity to ask some questions about the rabbits they have from the project. We also saw the mission chicken project.
This afternoon, Becky and I received the news that we were being hosts to 2 different amoebas. We went to a pharmacy to purchase our medications.... 3 pills for $12. The medicine had to work... cuz it sure made me feel awful!
After supper, we payed our bills and made arrangements to leave the mission for Antigua on a Mission shuttle that happened to be going to the airport in Guatemala City. We would leave at 7 a.m.
After breakfast at the mission of oatmeal and bananas and coffee, Becky, Dad and I went to the clinic which is operated by the mission to be checked for amoebas. We traveled there and back by Tuk Tuk... a little three wheeled motorcycle with a bench seat for three.
Then we walked through the mission coffee processing area and saw the process and the place where the coffee we have been getting through Doug and Sally comes from. I will blog about the process in a separate entry.
Then we stopped by the Tree nursery and reforestation project that the mission is operating. This is where Becky and Aaron got their seeds and help for their nursery in Union Victoria. The man in charge, Turibio, told us his story of his work for 27 years ... this nursery and work is his love and life! He and Dad very much enjoyed talking to one another. It was fascinating to see what they are doing and how it is linked to the schools and the long term future of Guatemala!
They are experimenting with shade grown coffee in the shade of Macadamia nut trees. I think this is an awesome combination to spread risk... hope it works. Turibio showed us a project that he started to teach kids to value trees for more than fire wood... they were making and selling wooden utensils. We bought some -- one from ebony and another from coffee wood. This was so encouraging because in so many places in Guatemala, the deforestation is devastating and will soon bring disaster upon the people.
We walked back to the cafeteria for lunch of tortillas and taco meat with greenbeans in the meat and fresh pineapple, watermelon, and cantaloupe. After lunch we visited with a couple we had met on the street the day before... they happened to stick their heads in the door and recognized us so they came over to talk. Turns our they are from Israel and have spent the last three months biking in Mexico, and 1/2 a month so far in Guatemala and headed for a couple months biking in Columbia before meeting his parents in Ecuador in September. What a way to see the country!
In the afternoon after a short rest which we enjoyed at our hotel "Casa Blanca" we walked up to the rabbit project that the mission has going. Here they raise rabbits to produce organic fertilizer for the coffee. This allowed Becky and Aaron the opportunity to ask some questions about the rabbits they have from the project. We also saw the mission chicken project.
This afternoon, Becky and I received the news that we were being hosts to 2 different amoebas. We went to a pharmacy to purchase our medications.... 3 pills for $12. The medicine had to work... cuz it sure made me feel awful!
After supper, we payed our bills and made arrangements to leave the mission for Antigua on a Mission shuttle that happened to be going to the airport in Guatemala City. We would leave at 7 a.m.
1 comment:
Martin,
I really, really, REALLY have enjoyed your posts on your trip! You're doing a great job in reporting. You in a part of the world that I hope to visit someday.
Thanks for writing! When you get back home, please give me a call ASAP.
Thanks!
Jeff Glass
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