Next to Santa Ana is another little village called San Cristobal.  Up on the ridge above is San Cristobal El Altas.  There’s a farm to table restaurant and the slopes surrounding it are orchards, gardens, and nursery.  Some marketers that make their way up every day.  It’s an idyllic place.

The girls lives are becoming increasingly busy, so it’s becoming more difficult, but we always try to make a trip up the hill for lunch when I’m here.  Almost all of the seating is outside, and as you can see the view of Antigua is special.

This was an interesting contrast of old and new.  The bike you see in the photo looked like it was brand new.  There’s no telling how old this loom is, but if I was to hazard a guess, it is at least several decades, probably more.

There was some bargaining going on for some window plants.  Left to right are Sami, Seidi, Lourdes, a nursery worker, and Stefani.  Stef was “negotiating” with her phone, and Renato stayed safely away.

As I’m posting this, it’s the day after Easter.  We celebrated this special day in our usual way.  Mass at the Cathedral, followed by breakfast.  I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter.  It was a blessed day for me.

Today is one last walkabout in Antigua to empty my pockets of alms and look for Benjamin.  Tonight, dinner with the fam, followed by a 4 AM shuttle to the airport in the morning.  If all goes well, touchdown at Twin Cities International, (remember when it was called Wold Chamberlain), at six o’clock Tuesday evening.  A quick check with Weatherbug tells me it might be snowing when I get there.  Not to worry, I can handle a little winter knowing spring is near. 🙂