Evening

After nightfall, we returned to Santiago's house in Atuntaqui and enjoyed a light meal of bread with coffee or tea. The family gathered to sing and play instruments. It was a wonderful day, but as you can see from the photograph, the exhaustion was beginning to show. We finally returned to Casa Sol and bid farewell to our new friends. Their kindness, warmth, and generosity surpassed anything I've ever known in the United States.