Church Outing to the Beach, Caleta la Ramada

The church members had been wanting a special activity. We have done these on occasion during our years here, but many years had passed since our last one.


A view of the ocean from the dirt road leading to this beach.

The first thing we did upon arrival was to set up the shade and the chairs for the service. It started out to be a very cloudy, cool day, we had hopes that the sun would come through and brighten everything.










Now we are ready for things to begin. Most of the church people said they would be going and some were planning to take visitors. But, on the day of the planned activity, many couldn't make it do to work, tests, or just didn't have enough money.







The men were kind enough to set up an area for some rest rooms. Many were thankful. Even a couple of people from another group asked to borrow it.





They enjoyed a game of beach volleyball. Hannah commented later that everytime she had to look up to hit the ball, little particles of sand fell into her face. She learned to close her eyes before hitting the ball. We spectators enjoyed watching as much as the players enjoyed playing.






Lunchtime.


The sun never came out all day. After lunch, some of the ladies got cold. I enjoyed the cool feeling all day.


Some even braved the cold ocean water.

Probably the most exciting activity of the day was watching the men and boys play soccer. The tide was coming in, so the field got inundated at times. One time, one of the best soccer players was ready to kick the ball into the goal and a wave took the ball away. It was funny to see the reaction on this guys face.