In addition to the two missions in Santo Domingo I will go and see missionaries in Santiago and the mission home there, every other Wednesday. We drove yesterday with the McDermids. The traffic to get out of Santo Domingo was heavy, the highway we take is probably amongst the best, too many cars clogged it up yesterday. There are new buildings going up nearly everywhere and road workers too.
The campo, or countryside is very green, we drove along a low mountain range that is tree covered. We saw several smaller rivers. Homes are very small and have outdoor facilities and usually no electricity. There are many roadside vendors, cashews, bananas, cooked meats and colorful rugs. We saw large orange groves for Rica, my favorite brand here.
Santiago is smaller, about 300,000 people. Pres and Sr. Lee live in a nice home there and we use a bedroom for the examination room. When we arrived it loked like a party crossed with a mission conference. There were 20 or 30 Elders eating candy and chatting. It turne out that all were there to see us. I saw 14 or 15 and the Mental Health advisers saw 6-8. I did two toe jobs and had some rashes, colds, shortness of breath and back and hip pains. The missionaries spirit is good, they live fairly roughly and work hard. In their areas they walk, 10 or more miles a day. Buses are for longer trips, like to see me. Apartments have intermittent electricity and cold water.
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| Just a typical highway view, getting ready for an election here too. |
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| Overpass with motos underneath, they are "taxis", we've seen as many as five people on one. |
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| Blankets or rugs for sale, in one section they are known for these. |
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| More rugs and greenery. |
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