More Bocas del Toro

This is the path approaching Graciela's house. We walked in for about 10 minutes from the road. After we got everything together in Changuinola - finding her brother at Restaurante Lissett where two brothers work, resting, then buying food for Graciela and her family while she was there as her diet is restricted (kidney failure), we got on a bus headed for Almirante which would pass the school and a store at Loma Muleto. First we had to cross the bridge over the Changuinola river. This is a one lane bridge which has railroad tracks on it as it serves both vehicles and trains. The bridge is old and the boards that serve as the road bed are moveable. The government is building a new bridge beside it. We then reached the school and got off. Her two youngest brothers ages 11 and 13 were waiting at the bus stop. I think they had not seen eachother for 5 years.
The walk was medium difficulty with a few places where I needed help - around a muddy spot, jumping over a stream and walking across a log over the stream which you can see in this picture! If you click on the picture it will enlarge and you can see the house, Graciela and Beni (secretary at the home). Her mother was back helping me - but I made it with little trouble.
Here is a chicken - it belongs to the youngest of her brothers Oiden - he is very proud of it. In the blue/green chair are chocolate seed - Cocoa.
Here I am looking up to the house which is on stilts. The baby is one of her nephews and the others are brothers. Later I sat in the hammock. One brother demonstrated for me how to sit into it and as you can see in the previous posting I did! The little boy is sick with diarrea and I told the family how to make rehydration drink -- in a glass of clean water put a palm full of sugar and a three finger pinch of salt.
Here is the baby again. Also one of his uncles!

More this weekend.

Tia Sue