Well, my amazing husband did some online research and figured out what to do, and within a day of sending some information to google, my son has his blog back. Today he posted some photos of the backyard campfire at the home of some friends on Saturday night. The kids tested their skills and started the fire without matches or lighter. And then they made some good old-fashioned campfire food, wrapped up in foil and cooked to perfection in the roaring fire. What fun! Be sure to leave a comment to welcome Heavenly Light Photography back to the web.
Monday was President's Day, and Rob had the day off from work. I'm so glad because I wasn't feeling sick at all. We decided to drive around the southern half of the island. Last time we tried to do this, it was a very raining day, but today the weather was perfect, sunny and warm with fluffy white clouds. Our first stop was Umatac, an interesting village full of history. In the local language, it is spelled Humatak. Ferdinand Magellan and his sailors brought first European contact to the island in 1521. It is thought they landed in Umatac Bay, but I just learned in further reading that the site is disputed, and might have been further north. I wish I could say that this is a good story, but it leaves me very disturbed. There was thievery, fighting, killing and burning of the settlement, not so different from stories of first visits in other places around the world. It wasn't mentioned in the article, but I'm guessing that the...
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