The celebration for Independance Day, "Dia de la Revolution" began early. Kemmel , Lisa and Quinton led the way as Josefina and I followed in our truck as we traveled slowly to Antigua. The usual 3.5 hour drive lasted a long.........7.5 hours! Yes, I can fly quicker to the States than drive to Antigua :)There were groups of runners along the way that were very interesting. The groups would carry torches followed by buses or vans with music. The runners would take turns carrying the torches. As they would run through the street the crowds would hurl water at the runners. They would just relight the torch and continue to run. We watched as they filled the bags, bottles and pails with water. It did not matter what the source of water was. Many were draining the mud puddles from the recent rain! Between groups of runners the people would throw water at the vehicles. Josefina had JUST put her window up when one bag slammed into her door!
It was entertaining until we realized we were NOT going anywhere. We turned the truck off for the majority of 3 hours. It was at this point we knew we were going to miss dinner with the group and would arrive very late......or EARLY in the morning.
We finally did see part of the problem as we passed a truck that had hit a bus. The two lane road grew into 4-5 lanes as divers became impatient, which only intensified the problem.
We finally reached Antigua at 2330..........just another adventure :)
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Hey Sheri! I am so sorry we did not see each other in Antigua. I am glad you all arrived safely. Do you know what the torch symbolism meant?
I cannot adequately express how much I appreciated your help and support, I enjoyed our conversations. It was wonderful to be back in Guatemala. I have pulled out all of my old pictures and slides and am thinking about starting a blogspot featuring the "then and now" aspects of the work.
Next visit I hope to make a mobile medical clinic with you.
Blessings on your work.
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