There and Back Again

We finished our trip on Weno (formerly Moen), the capital and main center of commerce of Chuuk (formerly Truk) State.  One of our favorite places to eat is the Truk Stop Hotel.  Note the little sign under the big one advertising the "Hard Wreck Cafe."  

Elder and Sister Crisp, senior CES missionaries assigned to Chuuk, were a huge help on this leg of the trip.  Monday morning they drove us to Mechitiw where we worked with the members of the branch there. 

Next stop was Sapuk where we met and worked with Brother and Sister Ande in the little branch chapel.  This branch currently has six missionaries in the field. 

  That evening we met with the Elders at the Moen chapel in Zone Meeting where Elder Hurst gave a My Family booklet presentation.

Tuesday we flew back to Guam.  These are mwarmwar makers at the Chuuk International Airport.

Its good to be back!  We met with the Young Women of the Talisay Ward on Wednesday evening who have accepted the Youth Temple Challenge.  They came down to the Family History Center to start their search for a name to submit to the temple.

Saturday, our preparation day, we attempted to hike to Taguan Cave along the reef flats with Bishop Davis and Elder and Sister Martin. 

Although tramping across the karst was hard, it was nothing compared to walking along the shoreline on the narrow reef flat.  The tide was not quite out and with no offshore reef to buffer the waves they crashed along the  jagged limestone cliffs, sometimes covering us with water.  After about 1/4 mile we decided to turn back and try again another day.

There is nothing like a scary encounter with the unmitigated forces of nature to put us in our place.  Another casualty of the trip (besides our egos) was the camera.  The next one will be waterproof.