After a brief meet-and-greet with those who happened to be nearby at the moment of their arrival and a chance, also brief, to get somewhat settled in their quarters, the ladies got put right to work. After all, convention starts today! (Nov. 11)
Cleaning rice
They caught on right away!
If it looks distinctly like something other than rice, get rid of it. If it looks like a grain of rice that's a slightly different shade of white, you get to decide which pile to push it in to. We just don't want to give the Ecuadorian dentists TOO much business after convention!
After the rice was sorted, we had time for a little tour of the grounds.
Women's washroom facilities
Laundry
Meeting area
Starfruit - one of the many varieties of fruit found on the Sánchez property
Heading down toward the river:
Sweeping under the tree
Ripening mangos
Bananas
Don José and his helpers harvesting camote (purple sweet potatoes)
We have arrived at the river.
The camote harvest
Don José Sánchez, the man of the convention place
The convention home
Lunch time
Guava pods
Shredding chicken
The view from the ladies' bedroom window
How to put up your mosquito nets:
Mission accomplished
Sweet dreams and welcome to Ecuador!
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