This family invited us back to their house for lunch. Which consisted of rice, beans, chicken, bananas, pineapple, egg and bread pie{?!?}, cake, and some kind of desert made from milk?!? It was all very nice especially the fresh fruit which was picked from their garden as we arrived. You couldn't have fresher than that - Unless you went to Fyffes! Of Course Margaret works there!
With the two padres eating the family out of house and home, these two youngsters found a ready place sit and eat lunch, "in the wheelbarrow!"
"Siesta" is nearly a sacred religion here. Padre Derek was quicker than I was and grabbed the sofa, while I retreated to the shade of a tree outside and in the BREEZE. I also got a guided tour of the fruit garden!
There are loads of different types of bananas here, some for eating or frying or snacking etc... For lunch we had little small bananas that were absolutely gorgeous, and because I made the comment, as we were leaving we were presented with a bunch each, cut from the tree as we watched. Derek was trying to take a picture of me and the hanks of bananas, but they were getting heavier by the minute. My face is saying "hurry up Derek". Needless to say we chomped on them for the next two days of travelling. All I know is that there was very little bananas left when we returned home.
