Morning Walk

This morning Carmen and I went for a walk together around our neighbourhood.

Not really being able to hold hands, as we did in the States, is something we miss. Often, we will see the same gender holding hands, as this is a cultural norm, but a man holding a woman's hand is seen as displaying too much affection in public. 

The rainy season has begun and it is getting especially green. This does, however, come with consequences to the roads.

Animals, such as goats and cattle, are a common sight in the city.

A short cut between the buildings. And the best part - it is shaded!

A crew of workers making cinder blocks just down the road from where we are staying. So much work is done by hand here. 

Though the hot season is officially over, it can still get pretty hot here. As the morning walk lengthened, it did not take much to make the sweat run. This is not hard to imagine with a temperature today of 34 C (86 degrees F) which feels like 41 C which is the equivalent of 106 degrees F! This is largely due to the humidity which averages around 81%. We were grateful to get out of the sun. 

You know there is a lot of humidity and heat when the soap bar in the closet is sweating!

And lastly, the girls were very happy last night. Their personalities are really starting to come out.