Weekend report

Yesterday was our day off, so my family borrowed the Waite's car and headed to Half Moon Bay. It is all the way across the island and takes about 50 minutes to get there, even though it is probably less than 10 miles away as the bird flies. That is one thing you have to get used to here. The roads are all narrow, poorly maintained streets which wind in and out of the hills and pass through numerous towns and villages on the way. It would take me a long time to get comfortable driving here, one because they drive on the "other side" and two because most of them drive wildly--with no respect of the rules and weaving in and out of parked cars on either side of the narrow streets. I guess this describes driving in a lot of 3rd world countries. By the way, did I also mention that there are no road signs. That is not an exaggeration. I have never seen one on the whole island. Due to all these factors, we made a couple of wrong turns on the way out to Half Moon Bay. However, the drive was beautiful and we had a great time snorkeling and swimming once we got there. We brought a picnic lunch and ate it under a pavilion--we needed to get out of the sun for a while. In the afternoon my mom and I did some more snorkeling and my dad and brother explored the cliffs on the other side of the bay. The water is wonderfully warm and very clear. We saw lots of beautiful fish and my dad saw a sting-ray. We also saw a lot of colorful coral--the most memorable being a large brain coral about as wide across as my arm is long--that is the only thing I had to measure it by. :)
Today we attended church and Sunday school with the Waites. They attend Maranatha Baptist Church which is pastored by a local man--Pastor Martin--who was saved as a result of the ministry of the radio station. The night before they asked me the play the piano, and my offering was turned into a special music during the service. It went well once I got some paper clips to hold down my music--I always forget that the church is open to the outside air. :)

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