Saturday - Shopping Day

            Today was a much needed day of rest. We slept in a little bit and took our time getting ready. Mia is leaving tomorrow and wanted to go to this little part of town called “Old Town” that has a bunch of little shops. The shops were all pretty small, but there were tons of little trinkets and souvenirs. Almost every shop had hand carved wooden gifts. That is a really big thing here. They can make some of the most beautiful hand carved animals. I was so tempted, but I just don’t think a six-foot giraffe carving would qualify as my carry-on item on the flight home.

Looking down the street of "Old Town"

Looking into one of the little shops

We spent nearly two hours wandering through the stores and then headed back to the compound because they had prepared us an American BBQ. There were hamburgers, hotdogs, potato salad, and vegetables. I was definitely ready for some American food. Generally, for dinner we have something that consists of rice or pasta and some sort of stew. A hamburger definitely hit the spot. After we ate we all hung out for a bit and planned a dessert outing. Since this is Mia’s last night before she heads back to Texas we celebrated with ice cream from the café near the market. It had been a long week full of too many new things, and today was just what I needed to recuperate.