City Sights

My first day in Boa Vista we went for a nice walk around the city to take in the sights and feel of the city. Here are some glimpses of what we saw.....



A street vendor with his bike cart....

A glimpse of the river that the city through the trees... (we found the official way to get to the river later :)

One thing that we noticed right away was the many nice parks and plazas around the city.

This is a big contrast to Anapolis and the other bases where we could be sent

Colorful, bright buildings, shops by the river....

There was a little scenic overlook for the river, here we're coming up to it....

Looking out on the river. If you look closely you'll see a sunken boat

This river is called "Rio Branco" meaning White River

It was so hot that at this point we had to restrain ourselves from jumping into the river to cool off!!! We fell in love with Boa Vista's quaint town feel, a rare feeling for cities here in Brazil. There's no mall in the town, but the river and nature more than make up for it!

While strawberries and apples are pricey here, star fruit is literally falling off the trees! I had never eaten more than a few slivers at a fancy restaurant, but I ate tons this past week. They are so sweet and juicy straight from one of the missionary's backyard.

They are called star fruit in English because when you cut them short-ways you it looks like a star. I didn't do any cutting though.....we just ate them like this!

Now for some sights of Asas in Boa Vista. The base is much smaller than the Anapolis base....in fact there are only 5 families serving at this base since the need is smaller than at the headquarters. Here is the office, which is a room in the hangar.

Here I am with Suzi, a missionary who recently moved to Boa Vista with her husband Heber. Heber and Suzi used to live in Anapolis with us as Heber was going through training (like Jeyson is now) and when they finished they were sent to Boa Vista. It was wonderful to see these great friends again and spend lots of time together. Who knows, maybe we will work together again at the same base in the future?!? Only time will tell!

Now for a quick glimpse of the hangar. I will share more pictures again soon when I post about Jeyson's maintenance project.

Here's the Boa Vista Anapolis hangar. As you can see it is pretty tiny, but just the right size for Asas's needs right now at this base.

One interesting thing about this base is that it's hangar is located right at the major airport in the city. Asas's tiny planes take off alongside this major Latin American airline plane....

And the military's cargo plane....this view is right from Asas's hangar door!!!

Of course though, when I say major airport, you have to keep in mind that Boa Vista is a small city! There are only 3 flights in and 3 flights out per day....and I was glad to be on one of them to visit this city! Our time there was incredible....more stories and pictures to come.