Ayuntamiento from the water
Atalaya group from above- this was an activity that we went on with the branch and the missionaries- I don't even think we'd been in Cartagena for a month- we hiked up to a castle/fort that was on the hill looking over Cartagena. It was longer than we'd expected and we were all pretty sunburned when we got up there. I was just abandoned- no "Parks Service" kind of information or anything. (Jenny)
Wasn't the trip up the Atalaya on July 4th? And didn't we get some
tee-shirts made celebrating the fact?
The thing I remember about that trip is that the Missionaries told us there
were going to be some "investigators" coming with us and I thought it was
really exciting because I had never seen a real live spy before. I remember
being very proud of myself because I hiked up the whole mountain and
Elizabeth and Mary Jane had the missionaries carry them up part of the way. (Maggie)
I remember the atalaya most. It was the fourth of July because I remember everyone was excited as Jesus (last name?) came up later with fireworks (unfortunately we passed him coming down as it was getting dark). We played capture the flag with some squirt guns or something. (Jacob)
I remember Atalaya because the missionaries were standing out on the edges of the building, with a fifteen-or-so foot drop, and Mommy was cringing horribly, thinking Jacob and I would try it next. (Mark)
Ah, yes, I remember that too- the missionaries standing on the edge of the building, and there are pictures of that later... They bought some meat to put in their sandwiches that ended up being horrible so they took turns throwing it off of the ledge while the other took a picture. (Jenny)
I actually remember being quite proud of myself that I didn't have to climb all the way to the Atalaya. Later I bragged to one of my classmates that I had climbed all the way to the top. I could see the Atalaya from the window at Mococetes. He didn't believe me, which was probably warranted, since I really didn't climb, but let the hermanas give me piggy-back rides. I guess I must have been cute, because I can't imagine a 21-year-old girl wanting to carry a 5-year-old up a mountain. (Mary)
Atalaya from the water
Atalaya- looking down on Jacob and Mary? (Really, guys, we shouldn't look down on Jacob and Mary....) (Jenny)
I am the one with Jacob being "looked down on". I was wearing the turqoise shirt. (Elizabeth)
Ayuntamiento and alley- that building to the left is the ayuntamiento, city hall. I remember going down there and watching some of the Semana Santa processions and we ran into some American sailors also watching. (Jenny)
I had a choir concert on the steps of the Ayuntamiento. It was a huge city-wide choir made up of fourth graders. I still have the program somewhere in my book. (Maggie)
Yes- and I used the pictures of Maggie's concert with kids filling the square as pictures of the student protests that our school did when I did my Sterling Scholar portfolio. It turns out that Mommy and Daddy didn't take pictures of my civil unrest. (Jenny)
The ruined church seen above the Ayundamiento and alley was bombed by the Franco forces during the civil war and left as a reminder of that sad time. Dad
Alhambra garden and construction- We joked that everywhere we went there was construction on major sights. (Jenny)
Castle tower- I think this is the one we went to when we visited Elder Roundy after he'd been transferred to another town. I don't remember the name of the town. (Jenny)
The castle was in Lorca or something like that, wasn't it? (Maggie)
Alhambra arches- I think that's me under the arches, and I think this was on the trip I went on with Daddy and Grandma. (Jenny)
Alhambra
Activity at the church- The girl puffing her cheeks out across from Maggie was the Branch President's daughter- Marmol.... (Jenny)
The president's daughter's name was Elena, and the girl directly behind her
was Rosi Cruz. The girl with her back to us was the from the family that
Daddy had to go pick up every Sunday from La Union? (I don't remember the
name of the little town). Daddy would drop us off early for church and all
those other activities and then go pick up the people that lived in that
area and bring them to church. (Maggie)
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I don't remember any of this. Sorry
I still think it's a good idea, though
These comments are from MAGGIE
Wasn't the trip up the Atalaya on July 4th? And didn't we get some
tee-shirts made celebrating the fact?
The thing I remember about that trip is that the Missionaries told us there
were going to be some "investigators" coming with us and I thought it was
really exciting because I had never seen a real live spy before. I remember
being very proud of myself because I hiked up the whole mountain and
Elizabeth and Mary Jane had the missionaries carry them up part of the way.
The other castle was in Lorca or something like that, wasn't it?
The president's daughter's name was Elena, and the girl directly behind her
was Rosi Cruz. The girl with her back to us was the from the family that
Daddy had to go pick up every Sunday from La Union? (I don't remember the
name of the little town). Daddy would drop us off early for church and all
those other activities and then go pick up the people that lived in that
area and bring them to church.
I remember the atalaya most. It was the fourth of July because I remember everyone was excited as Jesus (last name?) came up later with fireworks (unfortunately we passed him coming down as it was getting dark). We played capture the flag with some squirt guns or something.
I'm not sure, but I think that the first two pictures are of a beach that someone in the ward raved about and convinced us to go. We went, but weren't that impressed as it was further away from home and not much nicer. I think we only went once or twice.
I remember the little island at the beach close to home and that there was some kind of army outpost on the cliff on the Cartagena side of the beach.
I just remembered a bit more about one of our ward outings (I'm not sure if it was Barranca del Feo or not). I think it was potluck paella and I remember we Maggie and I were exploring with David and Juan Antonio when they suddenly started yelling something and told me to go get help. I walked back to where the grown-ups were and asked daddy what 'serpiente' means. By the time anyone got there it was long gone and Juan Antonio was telling all of us what he would have done to protect Maggie from the snake.
I am the one with Jacob being "looked down on". I was wearing the turqoise shirt.
The Christmas Tree beach was the one closest to Cartagena. The other beach, with the steep hike to the road, and really rocky, was one that we would go to out on La Manga. I seem to recall it was all the way east, before the sleeve starts to go North.
I remember Atalaya because the missionaries were standing out on the edges of the building, with a fifteen-or-so foot drop, and Mommy was cringing horribly, thinking Jacob and I would try it next.
Mark
I actually remember being quite proud of myself that I didn't have to climb all the way to the Atalaya. Later I bragged to one of my classmates that I had climbed all the way to the top. I could see the Atalaya from the window at Mococetes. He didn't believe me, which was probably warranted, since I really didn't climb, but let the hermanas give me piggy-back rides. I guess I must have been cute, because I can't imagine a 21-year-old girl wanting to carry a 5-year-old up a mountain.
I think the beach with the branch activity was way out near La Manga. I remember that the Med was just on the other side of the road from this beach and had very strong waves (I though I was going to drown). I also remember we were a bit confused at the branch's decision to drive way out to this beach when 'our' beach was so much closer. We could walk (La Manga) out forever and the water would only get about to your waste.
Oh yeah, I think we would even rent a bus as a branch to go to La Manga.
I had a choir concert on the steps of the Ayuntamiento. It was a huge city-wide choir made up of fourth graders. I still have the program somewhere in my book.
Maggie
The ruined church seen above the Ayundamiento and alley was bombed by the Franco forces during the civil war and left as a reminder of that sad time. Dad
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