Sunday we were up and off to the little International Bible Church, which meets in a local school. The building is quite ordinary for this climate. All ceramic tile floors and a tin roof. The windows are louvered glass panes, a number are missing and there are no screens. In the foyer of the school, the roof is elevated and open around the sides. The bathrooms are in this area as well as some offices. On Sunday morning, we have tea, coffee, juice and cookies in this big area.

They have a very nice keyboard and an accomplished pianist to play it. She played her own arrangement for the offering. It was very nice. Last week we had guitars, but this week they were missing. We sang the old fashioned way, from the hymnal. The chairs are chairs that the people have purchased or just brought from home. All the chairs there were filled. I think I heard them say that they have around 40 attenders. Not sure how many members. It varies some because of the tourists.

During the service we had the pleasure of the usual little mourning dove walking through, looking for crumbs. This Sunday, we had a little extra entertainment as a large iguana decided to jump from a nearby tree onto the roof. Now keep in mind that it is only a tin roof. What a noise, as that iguana landed and then slithered down the slope of the roof. Not sure if he stayed on the roof or slid completely off, but he did cause a stir. Even the locals were snickering! It was very noisy! There was also the loud trill of a tree frog off and on during the service. Sounded similar to the cicadas in Indiana.

For lunch we ate at a little restaurant by the sea that we used to frequent in the ‘old days’. Quite disappointing. Of course it had changed hands and the food offerings were quite different. No local food at all. Very unremarkable in flavor or offerings, except possibly for conch fritters. We were eating there for our anniversary dinner. I hope Larry takes pity on me and we go to a better place for our anniversary :-).

The afternoon was just a lazy Sunday afternoon. Naps, and a little reading and puttering. Later we went to the transmitter site to watch the transmitter go on the air, so Larry could take readings. Then home for our usual swim.