Neither one of us wanted to go back into the huge, noisy, polluted, reportedly dangerous city of San Salvador so we splurged to a great room with a breakfast buffet and a shuttle ride to the airport for our early morning flight.
Yesterday after attending Mass we hiked about seven miles up, around and back down from the crater lake in Alegria.
It was a great day for a strenuous walk on cobblestones because it was cloudy and cooler.
At the lake families were gathered to picnic and watch soccer.
What a beautiful spot to enjoy an afternoon.
Shopping was also on the agenda because Shana Jan had admired a painting on the blog and asked us to pick it up for her. It was fun hanging with the artist, Jorge, again. He delivered the three paintings we had picked out after he removed them from their frames and secured packed them for our trip home.
El Salvador is a beautiful country with very helpful people. There isn't as much to do here for a casual tourist yet though we were well entertained speaking with people and people watching in the small towns where we stayed. I know that I will see everyday things through more open eyes after this trip. The life that we sometimes take for granted is vastly different from the lives of others around the world. Our choices are limitless, our wants so much more complicated. I hope to live more simply, enjoying and appreciate each day to the fullest!
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