Sunday

The chapel where we go to church is less than a 15-minute walk from our apartment, and we got there a little early. Susan played the piano, as the regular pianist was late. We got to know more people today, and have been invited to visit another family tomorrow evening. Having Samuel there with us is a real help, as it is all the time. He is very patient with all our questions about how to say this or that, but it really is wonderful to have the live help.

Then late this afternoon we went for another walk, this time farther to the south to explore along another of the rivers in Cuenca, the Yanucay. It is perhaps a half a mile away, and strangely, the walk to the river was almost all uphill. Up, up, up, and then over a little rise, and there was the river. It is about the same size as the one to the north of us [the Tomebamba] that we have crossed numerous times, and they run together about 2-3 miles to the east of here.

The Yanucay has a park that runs along the river that is quite attractive, but there are a few things there that you would not expect to see in the USA. For example, there was the bull staked out grazing next to a playground with lots of families and children.
Here is a picture of the river Yanucay itself. It is quite a pretty river.

And here is a picture of the late afternoon sun shining on the mountains to the west of us. We really do enjoy our walks around here, and there is so much to see. That is Samuel with his back to the camera. He ran over to check out a bridge in a playground to see if there was any purpose for it other than a place for children to play.