DRAGON TREE P-DAY WITH HERMANAS

The sisters from the top.

This is the 1000 year old Dragon Tree.  Last time we were here we didn't get to see it from the top because they had this part closed off.

We wanted our beloved Hermanas to see the Dragon Tree so we spent our last P-Day together driving to the other side of the island to see the sights.  It was a delightful day.  The day before we moved we were on our way to the Sister's piso when the phone rang.  It was the Mission office in Madrid.  They asked if we could find a piso for the new sisters that will be sent to Santa Cruz the next transfer, which is Saturday.  This is Wednesday.  Hello, I don't think there is time to find a piso, so they will have to stay with us until we find them a place to live.  We are excited to have sisters again.  We have cried many tears about leaving sister Phillips and sister Nydegger. Here are some photos from our trip.  If you would like to see the entire album go here .

This is the Black Madona.  Two churches on the island have one.  People make pilgrimages to see her.  Legend has it that she washed up on shore when the indigenous Guanches  lived here.  And there is an entire holiday where everything is closed to honor her.  They put her on a boat and send her out to sea with processions and such.

The clouds would not cooperate for a view of Teide.

Coming off the mountain from Teide there are windy roads down to the village of Garachico.  The port city was destroyed by lava flow from Teide over 100 years ago.

Us in front of the  Garachico harbor

See the perspective of the size of the tree from Sister Phillips here

Someday I will paint this, minus the car.