For those of you who may have been praying for us, after last night's report, I wish to tell of His faithfulness to us. Quite frankly we bit off more than we could chew and pushed the kids a bit too hard. However, today exceeded our expectations. Lydia was down but not out. She was able to comfortably ride/sleep in the stroller without distraction. We divided up into groups to cover more ground. Tours, shopping, exploration all occurred. Even a carriage ride.
At the end of the day we realized we were running out of time for Jamestown. We rushed out of town and drove to the site only to find both places closed. We sat at a lookout and saw Jamestown island across the water. (above)
It was a little disappointing but we did see it and we saved something for next time.
It's interesting to consider that from that seed (and the Plymouth colony) a nation grew.
May God use it to His glory.
One of the key things I figured out was that I could drop off most people near the sights and then park down the road and show up a few minutes later. The normal procedure of:
-park in Timbuktu
-get everyone unloaded
-walk a mile to the shuttle
-wait for the shuttle
-unload the stroller and jump on the shuttle
-unload and wait for another shuttle
-unload and reload the stroller
-move as a mass to each place
: takes 1 hour. To get back is another hour (or so it seems).
Each insight, each detail is a blessing of God. Lydia was down which meant we weren't chasing her around. She was up enough to want to be there and to look at the things she could see, but not so bad that she was complaining.
Truly the hardest part of the day was packing up to leave (both because it was work and because we want to stay and see more.)
We will rise early to make it to our plane at Dulles at 2:40. Arrive in Spokane ~7.
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