Honduras Day 6

We started the day finishing the wood frame around the storage area we poured yesterday. We went to the kitchen to get the tools and I just had to stop and take the horses' photos. (Criollos)

We spotted the zebra moth on the ledge of the window sill. He was pretty content sitting there. We got him to move a little and he showed his orange.

Chris getting his exercise.

The wall went up pretty quickly and we had some down time to play with drills...

wander around

and take a snooze

and we moved on to make the door

We set to work to finish the small pieces of the wall.

The door with pad lock completed this job. You will notice no Tom in these photos. The night before he played in the soccer game and took a ball at full impact and close range in the face. He took the ball in the eye and looked like he would have a concussion. He iced the eye all night and went to the doctor the next day, hence no Tom on the work site. Luckily there was no problem and he could join us later.

Luis took the boys to the mtn home where we were going to pour a cement floor on Sat. They wanted to make sure the floor was prepared for our visit. The mtn family were not expecting them to arrive and were caught off guard. The kids were not clothed and the home did not look clean or smell very good. I stayed behind to finish the storage project and was glad that I did. From what the boys told me it was a sad situation.

The little girl in the blue skirt and white shirt is coming home from school her syblings and friends greet her. Chris said their uniforms were always clean while their regular clothes were far from it. The girl on the ground is being pulled in a milk cartoon.

The Honduran law states that a free primary education is obligatory for every child between the ages of seven and fourteen. The reality of the Honduran educational system is much more grim. Because of a lack of schools, understaffed schools, the high cost of materials needed for these schools, and the poor quality of public education, a good education is still largely the privilege of the few who can afford to send their children to private institutions. Only 43 percent of children enrolled in public schools complete the primary level.

Also the school day is either 8-12 or 1-5 due to lack of space they go half days to accommodate them all.

Like normal too many kids and too many dogs. This is the latrine for the family as well as the animals.

When we arrived we had to unload the water barrels for the job.

We stayed until 1 then headed back to Luis. I was glad to leave. I did not take any photos of this place as I felt it was not appropriate. I did not want them to feel that they were on "display".

This is the night guardsman. Luis sold him a piece of his land so he would have a place to stay. He is building his home as he has time and money.

It looks like a pretty big place.

And of course the clothesline is always full.

The waterfall

I think this was the highlight for the boys. The afternoon we headed down to a nearby waterfall that Val had discovered. It was a 3 mile drive and then a small hike. There was another van full of people who were making there way down before us.

The other group stopped at the first water hole and we moved on. It was nice to have the place to ourselves. This is the first ledge that leads down 250 feet to the bottom.

It was a very peaceful place and I could see spending hours contemplating.

Ed placed a 25 ft pole and could not reach the bottom of this hole.

This is a photo shot probably half way down. The way was a little slippery. The smell of jasmine was incredibly strong and I love that smell.

Down, down, down we go.

The others climbed across the water and up to the larger waterfall. We did not go so I have no idea what it looked like. They say it is 40 feet high.

It was a nice view and peaceful here as well.

What goes up must come down!

I missed the jump but got the landings!

The lush green tress made a nice backdrop for Ed

and Tom too.

They all arrived safely back and we started our climb back up. It was again a really nice day.

When we arrived back at Luis' Steve and his boys were there so we supped and headed to Val's for dessert, songs, and Mafia. We had a different meal tonight with beef, broccoli, and potato. Mmmmm