#7 - Cool Weather

The weather turned windy cloudy and cool (50 deg F) today. At least it was cool this morning. Lots of jackets were brought out by the workers. The sun finally showed at about noon and the rest of the day was pleasant and mild.



Work continued on making and pouring cement at the four work sites.

We were supposed to finish work early to check out some local crafts people and to visit the Huge Actopan open market. As we started to pick up our fellows workers two of the sites had big cement pours going on. They called on the other volunteers to help out and delayed our journey. Great teamwork made a tough job light.



We also had a team member, Joan Freeland, to help prepare lunch for her work group. Joan did a great job and will be ready for catering Mexican food at St. Elizabeths.


Nan Carmack and Lou Goldman played soccer with the kids near their project and only wiped out two of the kids. No serious injuries were sustained. All groups stayed warm by working hard this morning.


After picking up the groups we stopped and shopped with local crafts people before heading back to Actopan. In Actopan there were literally thousands of vendors selling everything from socks to fruit to meats to electrical supplies in a open air market. A satifying meal of creme of cilantro soup, rolled chicken and sliced potatoes in cream sauce and a lime jello with rum sauce for dessert was had in our hotel.