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next day, the dynamic duo took me to some tiny little
towns around the Island including Flowers Bay, where Nickie
seemed to be related to every other person there. It was
Sunday morning and lot of people were strolling to or
from church in their Sunday best. We visited lots of her
relatives and I heard lots of stories life and living
in this tiny village. |
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I stopped to take a picture of a girl on a bike.
She was at the window of a broken down wooden house
that was the neighborhood store. By the time I got
it together she was gone. But Alberto, the 83 year
old proprietor was there to pose for me and introduce
me to the neighborhood as they stopped by one by
one.
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Alberto has been living in the same place on the waterfront
since 1917!! His Aunt willed him the place and he named
the store after her, though you wouldn't know it because
there is no sign, just a small window with a counter underneath.
I asked for a soda and handed him a 100 lempira note.
(about $7) He didn't have change but said "Don't worry
about it 'til next time." Faith in humanity after all
those years! I visited with Ricardo, his young grandson,
and then Ises, his studious granddaughter. An assorted
cast of characters came, chatted, and went as they finished
their shopping. It was a fascinating slice of life for
me to enjoy. |
