First Sunday of this stay in Antigua. This wee colonial town is the weekend getaway for dwellers of the city so on Friday evening of every week there begins the mass exodus out of the capital city and the influx here. Riders on motorcycles join those arriving by cars and pickups. Also, the chicken buses are full of those who have found no other transport here.
We try to avoid eating out on Sundays as we have to compete with multitudes for favorite spots in restaurants. But, this morning we walked out the back door of the compound and immediately into the back entrance of Casa Santo Domingo where we enjoyed breakfast. I had panqueques delgados con te verde (skinny pancakes and green tea). The four rolled pancakes were served with butter and maple syrup and arrived with a side of fresh strawberries and blackberries. The price on the menu indicated that I needed to shell out seventeen Quetzales for that. Converting that amount to USDs, I paid $2.16.
I will soon be listening to the sermon from the First Nazarene Church of Prescott on-line. My Spanish is insufficient to sit through a two-hour Spanish service so I opt for services on-line. There are a handful of services which offer translation (either simultaneously through ear pieces or translation after the English) but I will visit those later in my stay.
The morning temperature when I awakened was 61 degrees with full sunshine. The birds are singing abundantly and the flowering trees and plants are in full swing. The poinsettias are absolutely gorgeous in shades of reds, creams and whites.
For lunch we have been invited to join Paul and Ruth here at the compound. Later in the afternoon I may take a swing on our hiking route up to Cerro de la Cruz (Hill of the Cross). We do this routine daily except for Sundays but it is a beautiful day and I may end up doing that today. I may also take my camera along to shoot a few images of the town below with the volcano behind.
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