El Salvador Day 5 Today was our day off. We went to a lake that is in a volcano. It is a beautiful lake with clear blue water. We took a couple of boats on a ride around the lake. The driver of the boat – took us to a place in the lake that had what they call thermal waters. They were hot spots. He told us that the water was hot enough to boil an egg. We all got out at the shore and touched some of the water – and it was hot. There were also some hot rocks that if you kept in your hand too long would burn you. I was standing barefoot in the sand and my feet sunk in and it was hot! It was a neat experience. He then took us to a place where we could swim. One of the two boats had to go back for some repairs!!! Yikes…these are not your typical boats…they are very old and are in need of some repairs! When the boat got back we all loaded back in the boats for the slowest boat ride back to the restaurant. The one boat died out and it took a few seconds for the driver to get it started. Our driver told us we were going to have to pull him back in – which was a scary idea! We all made it back to the restaurant safely! The food at the restaurant is very good. After we finished our meal we headed to the souvenir market. The traffic was back because it is a national holiday here! Everyone is off work from Thursday and all through the weekend. They pretty much shut down everything. We arrived at the market at 5:54 – and it closes at 6:00. Several of the shops had already closed for the day….but the others stayed open so that we could buy our souvenirs. We weren’t there long! We then headed to Wal-Mart to purchase some supplies for the girls we will be visiting tomorrow. We returned to the hotel and ordered a couple of pizzas for supper while we were having our meeting. I want to mention how well the younger members of our team are doing at presenting the devotionals each night. It is such a blessing to see so many young people who want to serve. Any time we ask for volunteers – they are always ready to help. I hear so many “I will do it” comments that it just amazes me! We have a great team. Please pray that everyone will be feeling well tomorrow. We have had a few that have had minor stomach issues, and a couple that have cough/cold issues. The smog is so bad here that it is really bothering a few of us!