OK, sometimes you take pictures, and sometimes you work hard. Today we worked hard! This was the first day we had our tools (and our cooler). We loaded up early to head to San Juan Arriba to do some serious wiring.








Our assignment is a stretch of nine houses, numbers 10 through 18 in the plan, in some of the most challenging terrain you could imagine. Earlier, we had only been able to wire number 10 completely due to the short supply of materials. Today things really fell into place. We had ample supplies, and we hit it hard. By the end of the day, we had 11 through 16 done with a few minor exceptions. We left an almost complete set of supplies in 17 and 18, so we are on track to finish up on Saturday.



"But what about Friday?", you ask. We had no idea how this country shuts down for the Easter season. Good Friday is a real event, and it looks like we're going to be forced to throttle ourselves and take in the festivities. We've been invited to celebrations in both San Juan Arriba and Jayacayenne. Life is tough! We plan to take lots of pictures, so we'll let you know how that turns out.



Another thing we didn't realize was that commerce shuts down almost completely. Not only have we not been able to purchase wiring supplies, but it's been a challenge to figure out where your next meal is coming from. Tonight, we were happy to find that Maxi Bodega, the big super market in Choluteca, was open when we got home from the mountain. We bought a couple of rotisserie chickens and a few side items and had a feast in Jerry's room.

Don't worry about us, though. We will be well fed by the locals tomorrow, and Saturday everything will be open again.