All our luggage arrived and we cleared immigration with no problems. We loaded into 4 vehicles--all 49 of us. Twenty-four people plus all of our luggage (on top and inside) crammed into the bus. We drove for 2 hours on a smooth road. The countryside looked similar to other Central America countries. Our driver drove very carefully and safely. We saw several volcanos. One was still active and we could smell fumes as we drove past it at distance of several miles. We particularly noticed how clean everything was.
We arrived at Hotel Dalinky outside of Rivas in Tola. It is cute and clean, and our team has completely occupied every room. After unloading all the vehicles and getting situated in our rooms, about 13 of us walked to the nearby restaurant for our second meal of the day. We are right across the road from Lake Nicaragua--the only freshwater lake with sharks!!
Tomorrow is Christmas Day here in Nicaragua so we will not try to open our clinics or begin training. We will spend the morning getting organized then possibly take a boat out to an island in the middle of this very large lake. There are several SDA churches out there. Dick and Brenda Duerksen are part of the team here and want to take us out there. It should be interesting and colorful. Maybe I'll have some pictures of it tomorrow. It has been a long day so we are all heading to bed. Thank you for your prayers. God bless.
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