There is something deeply endearing about the way we would all eat together. Often times, Kevin would put his own blessing into the food before we ate as well all joined hands. It wasn't religious in any way, it was more of putting thought and intent into the meal. I found this ritual to be enjoyable and even comfortable. The blessing of food is something that both Joe and I grew up with and our families still practice religiously. Taking out the religious aspect made it feel more organic to me as the ritual was embedded deeply with the love that Kevin and Heather would share with us so openly. When they stayed with us, it felt like family.
Upon returning, we were pleasantly surprised to find that the other couple had bought us a sugar free ice cream treat, and they were also talking to a very nice woman with an electric bicycle. She mentioned that another woman she lived with was willing to help us learn Spanish in exchange for our help with English. We accepted and then it was time to move on.
After a short drive, we arrived at the beautiful, turquoise river of Rio Celeste. It was tricky finding a good spot for swimming and lunch, but soon enough we found a spot that happened to be right at a place that was obviously meant for tourists. Luckily for us, there was nobody around and we were able to swim in the river naked. It turned out to be a very nice location and we spent a few nice, relaxing hours there swimming and eating our tasty lunch of tomato, avocado and cheese sandwiches.
On our way back home, we stopped at the Morgans and introduced Kevin and Heather to Amy. We also invited them over to our house for dinner the following night and they said they'd be there. We then spent some time catching up on our emails and Kevin made some calls after we downloaded Skype. Fred sent us home with lots of limes and passion fruit. For dinner, Heather cooked a delicious sweet potato lentil soup. The rest of the evening was spent singing and playing music.
