trip across the lake

On Tues..I'm a little behind on blogging...we met in front of the hotel for our 2 min. van ride to get our hired bout across the lake. With such a large group we went with a double decker. It was so much fun except some of us got a bit more sun than we planned on.

We went to San Juan where there are artist and weavers co-ops. We visited Maximon the Mayan God. There was a demonstration of how the cotton is prepared for spinning into thread to use in the weavings. They showed us what plants are used to make each color. Needless to say there was a lot of shopping going on.

After doing a considerable boost to the economy in San Juan we returned back to the boat and headed for Santa Cruz for lunch. The Iguana Restaurant had a wonderful buffet set up for us and we emptied the buffet table.
On the return trip to Pana there was a little napping going on

on the boat but once we got to the dock everyone was ready to go. There was a bit of shenanigans on the return trip.

Several wanted to place orders for food and other needed items for the families they sponsor. Some staid at MF to help distribute the Valentine food baskets.
Others were anxious to find the best deals on jewelry to buy so they could bring it back as gifts and in order to raise more money for use with MF. I led them up the street and introduced them to my favorite venders and we then ended up at my place for drinks and snacks.
Some of us then proceeded to rest up for the busy day ahead of us.