Puerto San Jose

We took a day trip with some of the DTS students this past Saturday to Puerto San Jose.  I seriously love that place.  We have some friends that live there who are always willing to help us out in any way and this time was no different. 

We left around 7:30 on Saturday and headed for the multiple bus trip down.  The first few buses were not too bad, but the third bus and longest part of the journey was packed.  The buses are all old school buses from the USA so the seats are really made for smallish children to be in to begin with, but to top it off this bus was not just 2 to a seat but 3 to a seat all the way back!  I was toward the front and I had to keep standing and lifting up my leg for each new person who got on.  I was also leaning against a woman who was in the seat across from me when she began to breast feed her baby, who was also half in my lap.  It was all quite the experience!  I am glad that I was in the front, though, because when we finally got off some of the girls in the back told me that the lady who was next to them had a live chicken in her bag.  I think I would have freaked out and maybe even screamed out loud had I been made to endure that portion of the trip next to bird lady.  God is good, even in the small things!

 Well we finally got to Puerto San Jose and our friends picked us up and we hopped in the back of the pick up truck and headed for the beach.  The day was beautiful, with sunshine, a small breeze, and a perfect temperature.  The water was warm and wonderful, was usual.  I love swimming in a warm ocean because it is something that is rare where I come from.  We had some friends offer to bring us lunch so we took them up on it and put our orders in.  We ate at some picnic tables on the beach and the day continued on with some more swimming and a walk on the beach with the cutest guy I know.  It was a great day and it was good for us to be able to get away from the base for a day and enjoy some more of God's wonderful creations!