Today began with a beautiful sunrise, coffee on the patio and then into the van we went for a ride out to Jarabacoa where Jessi first began with Kids Alive. It was a fun drive with so many things along the way that we just don't see on the roads at home. Donkeys with loads to deliver, a little lost calf, then miles down the road was a whole herd of cattle headed someplace. Then we stopped at a roadside flower stand and bought flowers to take to the family she used to live with. Another place we had to stop and buy a pound of this huge bread that is made from cornmeal. It was the biggest loaf of bread I have ever seen, it is baked over an open fire in a huge round pan, the lady just cut of a hunk of it and off we went. It is only made and sold in that area along the way and Jessi always looks forward to it on her drive to Jarabacoa. (2 1/2 hours away from our hotel) She made sure and stopped at the local Red Cross for me also. It was closed, so we just got a picture.

We ended the day with a hike up to a water falls. I could not believe how we had to get there. I am even more amazed that they were out there with Emily and Joshua a year ago! We had to go most of the way on these wooden bridges, we were so high up and there was only this one little wire to hold on to! There was nothing on the sides and the whole thing just bounced as we walked along. Oh well, I made it out there and back and it was a beautiful falls.

Yesterday we spent the day at Ocean World. Ariel has a neighbor that is an animal trainer there and he gave us passes in. It is the equivalent of our Sea World. We saw a dolphin show, sea lion show, bird show, shark show, and walked all around in the park seeing other birds and fish. After lunch, his friend came up to us and asked if one of us wanted to be in the afternoon show. I decided Jessi was the perfect one for that. He gave her a quick lesson on what to do and then he let her know when and she got in the water with him during the show and played ball with the dolphin, then two came up beside her and gave her a kiss, then she waited and one came around and she grabbed on to it and it pulled her to the other side. What an awesome thing for her to get to do. I know the sign is backwards, I liked how it looked from where we ate lunch.

In the avery with the love birds, we just walked in the door and they were already jumping onto our heads and waiting for some food. I loved it!