Sister and Elder Goss crossing the bridge
Resident with chickens on route
Wawa Dam resident and baby
Elder and Sister Goss and Elder and Sister Burningham
Bamboo Raft
Dam dock
Wawa Dam dock
Look out over Dam
A closer look at the Dam
Hiking through the tunnel
The Wawa Dam
Looking back on the Dam
The Wawa Dam
River below the dam
Hiking back to the Dam. Rocky terrain below the damYesterday on New Years Eve we took a day trip about an hour away to a place called Wawa Dam. It had very rural surroundings and the drive there was not picturesque. In fact we drove through the city dump to get there. Once there we had a local guide take us up to the dam. A bit of a hike with some paved places and other places a lot of rock. At the dam it was very scenic..a jungle in fact with a lot of bamboo. The bamboo here in the Philippines is quite large...different from what we are used to seeing in the states. The bamboo can be used as water pipes they are so big. And tall....very tall. Pictures will follow soon. We took with us Elder and Sister Goss from Public Affairs. They have only been here about 6 weeks or so and seem to be getting the hang of the Philippines. Its a challenge for all of us to be here however, we learn and adapt and get feeling comfortable. Except for the traffic. There is nothing you can do about it.
In the evening about 11:00 pm. we went to the Area Office where three of our church employed staff were on duty. They had their families with them and we joined them on the roof of the Area Office to view the fireworks. We could not take a picture of this as it just would not show up but it was amazing. Bombarding of fireworks in all directions. It was a 360 degree firework display. The temple was backlit from all the fireworks. Peter Negrido and his wife and two children, Bary and wife and son, Ryan Apduhan and his family were there. For about 45 minutes the fireworks lit up the sky. I have never seen such a display. So Happy New Year...bring it on 2011.
In the evening about 11:00 pm. we went to the Area Office where three of our church employed staff were on duty. They had their families with them and we joined them on the roof of the Area Office to view the fireworks. We could not take a picture of this as it just would not show up but it was amazing. Bombarding of fireworks in all directions. It was a 360 degree firework display. The temple was backlit from all the fireworks. Peter Negrido and his wife and two children, Bary and wife and son, Ryan Apduhan and his family were there. For about 45 minutes the fireworks lit up the sky. I have never seen such a display. So Happy New Year...bring it on 2011.
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