Our first time in the mountains

We went into the mountains above dili for a closing ceremony for a small garden project. The View was amazing. Even better than the view was the fact that it was actually not hot up there.
We went to a small village about 5 miles north of the city. Our charity paid for a small garden program they're so that they would have the ability to raise crops in the dryer months.
The construction is interesting. There's a layer of plastic trash and garbage that is then covered by soil and mulch and vegetation clippings. Water goes down through the center of the garden. Somehow the garden uses very little water
This is a picture of a Jackfruit tree.
After the ceremony Cheryl gave out little airplane gifts to the young children that she brought from home. She then had to explain how to assemble them.
Afterwards we had pictures. It's nice being the biggest person on the island.
These are pictures of wild growing banana trees
We were disappointed to learn that there was a ceremonial closing meal involved. This is our third one one so far and luckily no sickness. We always take little helpings thinking that will get less sick. The meal is using a large bowl of rice, some chicken and vegetables with some bottled water. We are wearing our ceremonial ties that we now have 5 each. The couple that preceded us we're going to take there's all home and make a quilt out of them
The meal was served in a house that was under construction on the property.

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  1. Hutchings FamilyDecember 31, 2017 at 5:48 PM

    This just looks amazing! I would be going to the mountains often to cool off! Looks like fun to me, but I would be worried about the food too! So amazing!!!

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