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We have been surprised at how few old churches there are in our area.  This is one up the mountain from us.

 Children were practicing for and Easter program in the church.

We ate at this restaurant high up the mountain overlooking the valley.

This is the view from the restaurant window.  We can see our apartment from here.

We hiked along the rocky beach one morning toward a lighthouse, trying it out for a possible hike with our young adult group.  This is the view up the valley.  You can always see lots of old volcanic calderas, like this one, on the left.

This ended up being a longer walk than we wanted that morning, but we were determined to get to the lighthouse.

It is a working lighthouse.  See how small Mike is.  

There is a cave close to us, where once lived a man now called Hermano Pedro.  He is a canonized Saint.  He was born here in in the Tenerife and lived in this preserved cave, but left at age 24 and eventually ended up in Guatemala.  He wanted to become a Priest but couldn't master the material.  He eventually organized a Franciscan order to help the poor. 

The area around the cave has been nicely preserved and fixed up to honor him.  The red flower is a Poinsetta.  There are lots of them cultivated around the island.