The long walk from home to the school bus stop-Still the dry season...

School started at Creativa about three weeks ago.  The girls have been walking 30 minutes to the bus stop each day.  It is up-hill most of the way, and if not for the promise of a popi fresa (strawberry-yogurt sucker) from the corner Mini Super, they might not make it on some days.  Fortunately a delightful first grade teacher at Creativa lives across the street from us and on rainy days she and our girls share a taxi.  On nicer days the walk sometimes includes something interesting, like a cat on a warm tin roof. 

This bridge has been under construction for over a year now, so not much hope it will be finished any time soon.  The builders are on Costa Rica time, as they say...