February 20, 2012

February 20, 2012

Wow it is past 8:30 and I am still up. I have been putting together the Bible Study I am working on, but I am getting too sleepy to think. It is amazing how draining the heat can be. The night air is still, not a breeze except for the little fan blowing on David. Every night about this time an amazing scent floats on the air. It is quite intoxicating and reminds me of jasmine or carnations or a mixture of the two. The problem is that every car or truck that goes by interrupts that smell. But then after a few moments it is back and it makes me happy.

Today we ventured beyond Tambor and took the bus to Cobano. Cobano is a bustling town up in the mountains that is a crossroads to the more popular beach resorts. It is filled with people and vehicles and noise and heat. We got there about 9:30 and spent a couple of hours checking out the grocery stores, panaderias, carnecerias and the farmacia. There were several of each which is amazing considering the main part of town is only a couple of blocks long by a couple of blocks wide.

We eventually bought a few things and then picked up a couple of watermelon from a street vendor. We could not really buy too much as we had to carry it on the bus. And it is a good thing that we did not buy much as we ended up waiting an hour and half for the bus to appear.

My buy of the day was at the farmacia. A lovely young lady helped me by finding someone that spoke a little English. When I showed here my prescription she came back with a new one for $10. The co-pay back home was $30.

We had a bunch of little kids come by the house this afternoon. I am not sure what they wanted, whether candy or money or just to laugh at us. The lady from next door came and shooed them away, telling them to go home and behave themselves. We watched the whole thing unfold from our balcony.

Oh, one more thing, got to see Ballena Bay from the bus as we came back to Tambor. It was an absolutely beautiful site. Finally I have seen what the appeal is for this area. Not that I haven’t seen beauty here, this was just so much more than the small glimpses I have had. It looked like a picture postcard of sand and surf and trees and mountains with a couple of sailboats anchored in the water.

Tomorrow I continue my work on the study. Maybe it will be a trip to the hardware store so I can buy an adapter to be able to do some lengthy work online or even try to Skype.