School trip to Lake Yojoa

Angelica, Ali, and Zack's classes ended this school year on June 18. Since we didn't take the time while we were still in classes, it was time for a school field trip.

There aren't an over abundance of museums, parks, educational tours, etc. available here close to us, so we decided to take a school trip to Lake Yojoa and the big dam, El Cajon, that are about 4 hours away. There are many more birds, butterflies, and other insects there than we usually see here near Teguc. We even saw a couple of squirrels and toads. Now I know squirrels are things many of you are trying to keep away from your bird feeders, but we rarely get to see small animals here. We think they've all been eaten... :)

Harlan, Zack and Ali tried their hand at fishing since we stayed at a hotel right on the lake, but had very little luck. Angelica practiced her photography. We all enjoyed seeing the many butterflies and birds and relaxing together as a family.




















































































































































The trip to the huge dam was very interesting. It is officially called the General Francisco Morazon Dam. It is protected by the military and we needed to go through three different checkpoints, including a vehicle check, before we got to the dam. It may be the most impressive arquitectural structure we have seen in Honduras.

the lake behind the dam...














from the top of the dam, looking straight down...















the river below the dam...














trying to show you the full perspective...



















On the way to and from the lake, we made sure to stop and see our friends in Siquatepeque and enjoy their yogurt, cheese and ice cream. We even managed to bring some of all three along back with us to Valle. On the way up, we arrived just in time to see Gerald Martin, the guy in charge of the farm animals, finish up butchering a small pig. We got a lesson on the different parts of a pig and Zack correctly guessed which were the kidneys. They eventually seasoned and stuffed the pig, then wrapped it up and buried it in a hot coal pit overnight and were planning on eating it for dinner the next day.

We hope to start classes again at the beginning of August. We appreciate your prayers specifically for our "school" as we seek God's will for direction.