Jan. 5th, 2013
It rained a lot last night and I thought that would cool things off a little but it didn’t. However this morning there was a nice breeze and that helped. We got up and went right to work washing and cleaning so that we could play this afternoon. We washed the sheets and then sprayed the bed for bed bugs. I also sprayed all of the window seals and the mop boards with a powerful poison that is supposed to kill all the creepy crawly things. I wanted to do it when I could open the windows and I knew that we would be gone.
We went to the beach for a picnic and some relaxation. Elder and Sister Jensen took us and we met the Smith’s there. That is Tara, her husband Kevin and her two children, Caden and Clair. First we went to see the Land Bridge and the cliffs that surround it and then we hiked down to the beach. It is kind of a hard spot to fined so it is pretty private. We ate lunch, hunted for shells and then played games. It was a cloudy day so the pictures don’t have that blue sky, but it was still breathtakingly beautiful. I’m not sure the pictures will do it justice. It was a fun and relaxing Saturday. It rained before we left, was cloudy the whole time we were gone and then poured when we got home. The people here are ready for the rain. It has been very hot and dry and their water tanks are almost out of water. For many villages rain water is their only supply of water. We have well water for our drinking water, but rain water supplies our bathroom and our washing machine. We only have 3 houses on our tank so we are still in good shape.
