Things are not boring here. Sunday at church [Sister Stamps] took a [video - happens to be posted on this blog] of the branch after sacrement. It does not show the people outside of the building. This place is so tiny compared with the chapels at home. We are trying to get a bigger better place. The one scene through the kitchen shows the back gate and the mosquito swamp. There is no back door.
Monday we went to Urdaneta to meet with the mission president and other senior couples. Great trip. We got to do some shopping in a mall. This sure is a break from the small towns in our area. [A] tricycle driver backed into the side of our car. Now we have dents on one side, the front and back. I hope to get the other side hit so I can get a real paint job done. The trip is 60 kilometers one way (about 40 miles). It takes two hours one way with the traffic. On the way back, it got dark. The worst time to drive is just after dark. The cows are [on] the road and also most of the chidren. The road is a common thoroughfare for everyone. Everyone is on it. The tricycles (motorcycles with sidecars) are still there. Half have lights, half don't. These all travel at 12 miles per hour. Then there are bicycles with sidecarts on them. These travel at two miles an hour. They have no lights and no reflectors. I missed one by three inches. The kid riding it had no clue. The best part is the big frogs. When we pass over them, they jump and hit under back of the car. It must put a dent in their day.
Monday we went to Urdaneta to meet with the mission president and other senior couples. Great trip. We got to do some shopping in a mall. This sure is a break from the small towns in our area. [A] tricycle driver backed into the side of our car. Now we have dents on one side, the front and back. I hope to get the other side hit so I can get a real paint job done. The trip is 60 kilometers one way (about 40 miles). It takes two hours one way with the traffic. On the way back, it got dark. The worst time to drive is just after dark. The cows are [on] the road and also most of the chidren. The road is a common thoroughfare for everyone. Everyone is on it. The tricycles (motorcycles with sidecars) are still there. Half have lights, half don't. These all travel at 12 miles per hour. Then there are bicycles with sidecarts on them. These travel at two miles an hour. They have no lights and no reflectors. I missed one by three inches. The kid riding it had no clue. The best part is the big frogs. When we pass over them, they jump and hit under back of the car. It must put a dent in their day.
Today we are going to a funeral for a member's father. We will learn something else from it.
It is not raining much. The dry season starts next month. Then we get the hot season. I can hardly wait. It is 85 F. today and muggy.
We are well. Just busy. It is great to skype and see everyone. Take care.
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