Friday January 28

This morning we were up at 4:30 AM and had time to grab a cup of coffee before leaving for the airport to catch our 7:25 AM flight home. We had a little time at the airport to purchase last minute trinckets and cholate and coffee before our 5 hr. 30 minute flight to Denver.  After clearing customs, some of us were picked up by Jim Boyd and Stan Koleski in a Church Van. Bill Carr was picked up bu Pat and Merci was picked up by her husband and son. We arrived back at the Church at 2:40 PM. We had a great trip and accomplished a lot of good work at the school, but it sure is good to be home.

Thursday January 27

Our day off (Wednesday Jan. 26

Pictures from our outing to Turtle Island

Snorkeling area

Ships crew playing volleyball

The ship that brought us to turtle island

A view to the north (another island)

A view of the picnic tables and souvenir shop

Bill Carr, Bob Wheeler, and Ray and Sigrid Corson

This was our day or rest, Up at 6:00 AM and on the road at 6:30 to the Marriot where we picked up a small bus to our rendezvous and breakfast area. After breakfast we boarded a larger bus (like a trailways) for the trip to the Pacific Ocean and our boat for the trip to turtle island.  The bus trip was 2 hrs and the boat trip was 2 hrs so we arrived at the a little after noon and left at 4:00 PM arriving back in San Jose at 8:00 PM. After a stop for dinner we arrived back at the school at 9:15 PM.



Thursday January 27

Today is our last workday as we fly out at 7:30 AM tomorrow (must leave the school at 5:30 AM). So, this morning we will finish up our work and thisafternoon will be packing and last minute shopping for coffee, tea and trinkets and other gifts for family and friends. This afternoon I will post the last of our pictures including a team picture.

Tuesday January 25

Today we need to finish most of our word as tomorrow is a site seeing day and thursday is packing and shopping day. Thursday we will have approximately 3 hrs to work. So today is a day of "accomplishment".

After a good breakfast of eggs and sausage we went to work.

Bonnie's very large Chicken

Wall at Entrance to School

Bonnis admiring her chicken

Bill Carr, Painter Extraordinare

Merci, Painters Assistant

Dramatic change...Blue to Peach

Installing projector platform

Now after a lunch of mac and cheese and mango fruit salad we head back to work.

Sunday January 23

Today we were up bright and early as we loaded on the bus at 6:30 AM and headed for for an outing to Poas Volcano and La Paz waterfall park.  We stopped in route at a Coffee Plantation for breakfast and we had lunch in the middle of the Waterfall Park.

Coffee Planation

Coffee Plantation

Volcano

Looking east toward Caribbean

Bill Carr at Volcano

Old Crater Lake

Waterfall Park

Frog

Waterfall Park Ray and Sigrid

Old Crater Lake

Bird Cage at Waterfall Park

Bird Cage

Bird Cage

Butterfly Pavillion

120 doot waterfall

Sarurday January 22

Last night the water pump burned out so the the buildings on top of the hill are without water....the others are fed by gravity. Just one of lifes little challenges that make us realize how blessed we are.

Matt brought in bottled water for drinking and cooking. This morning was consumed by work on the pump as well as our normal painting and the special project of renovating the office. Work on the office needs to be completed today as we are off tomorrow and Monday school staff meetings begin.

Good news! The pump is fixed and we have water, praise be the Lord!

Breakfast today was pinto gallo "speckled rooster" (homemade tortias, scrambled eggs and rice and beans) an authentic Costa Rician breakfast. Lunch was sub sandwiches and fruit (apple slices with carmel sause).

Office Renovations

Electricial Work

Detail Painter

Official Mascot (Pepper)

Office Renovations

General Flunkie

Now is siesta time and then back to work for the afternoon.

Where is the paint?

Staining mouldings

Touching up classrooms

The paint mover

Break time

Go girl go

What a great day! Eggs and toast for breakfast, then off to work. Today was paint and stain.
After a lunch of tuna salad sandwiches we rested and then back to work.

For dinner we went out to "Chicken Lickin" for a great meal,,,,,,with so much left over we'll have Chicken Salad for lunch tomorrow.

We closed out the day with our evening devotions led by Bill Carr.