Krogsgaard Adventures in Playa Azul

As I have stated before, I'm sure that there are less hours here in Playa than there are in Canada. Time goes by so quickly, yet when we look at the day's activities we wonder if we really got much done!!! We had a teary good-bye with Belinda on Thursday, the 16th. We felt a bit lost for a few hours, but we set ourselves to make the Moore house into the Krogsgaard Casa. Bernard's first project was to put up mosquito screening over the windows...This is quiet a chore when we have no tools...We're very thankful for our team members from whom we borrowed several things. We're not sure how much the screens will help since we keep the outside doors open wide, but at least Logan will be able to move into his bedroom and hopefully not get too eaten up by mosquitos...they seem to like his tender young skin.


Two of our goals each day are to improve our Spanish and become known here in Playa Azul. We walk the streets of the town meeting and greeting all those we see. If anything, we will be known as the friendly "Grueros" (white people). We visited again with our first
friend that we wrote about, Rosa Elena. She is a real sweetheart!!


We have also been blessed by Belinda as she introduced us to many of her and Billy's friends. Today we visited with one of Billy's dear friends, Sergio. What a sweet and gently man who has endured many things in his many years. He graciously accepted us into his house. We drank a cafecita (little coffee) with him while he spoke of his life. Just with our hour visit, he has already taught us much about life. Logan ran into one of his "futbol" buddies so they played a little game while we visited with Sergio. It was a wonderful morning.

This week-end gave us many opportunities to visit with people because Playa Azul hosted its annual Save the Turtles Campaign. The centre of the town was buzzing with activity as booths offered games, activities, and food. We took in the festivities each day which gave us opportunities to speak with people we knew and meet others. One of the highlights was visiting with Jose, who is Belinda's yard man. As we chatted with Jose, he introduced us to others and we learned many things about living here on the coast. Belinda has already given Jose a bible, so we pray he will be open to attending a home group when we start one.



Another highlight of the turtle festival was being a part of the crowd as hundreds of baby turtles were released back into the sea. It was quite a sight!!! Logan even got to hold one and send it on its way.




Lots and lots of baby
turtles.














Good-bye baby turtles Good-bye mama turtles

We would love to hear from you. Until next blog. Que Dios les bendiga!!!
Bernard, Alicia and Logan Krogsgaard