This morning all the girls came down and greeted me excitedly - they apparently had a fantastic time riding horses yesterday. They went with different guides than they went with before, and they were able to ride for over an hour: by the river, through the river, through town, down dirt paths. Lance house joined them for the horse-back riding adventure and afterwords they all went out to eat at Gilberto's.
The boys, unfortunately, did not fare so well. I was incorrect in saying that they hiked up Magote. In actuality they hiked about 45 minutes up Pine Forest, which is right behind the school. They had a lot of fun making their individual shelters out of stick, branches and leaves. Then they learned how to build a fire using flint and steel. Unfortunately their shelters, although fun to make, were not so rain-proof, and when the rain came pouring down around 8pm the shelters did not stand. Fortunately the boys were able to hike back to the house and spent the night warm and dry in their beds. In the morning they ate breakfast bars and fried salami and then headed back up the mountain to grab their supplies. Despite the catastrophe, most of the guys still say they enjoyed themselves.
For lunch today we had a traditional Dominican meal of rice & beans, tostones, cabbage salad and watermelon. Later this week we will have hamburgers (Wednesday), spaghetti (Thursday) and pancakes (Friday). Breakfast for lunch is a particular favorite of mine, so I am looking forward to Friday.
Blessings,
Serenity
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