sunset

After our walk we loaded into the back of the truck and went to a high point where we  could see the sunset.
It never became pink, but it was nice up there on the hill with great missionaries.

The End of our trek

Here we are at the end of our hike.  We came back in separate groups as when we couldn't find the cave we kind of split.  Below is our group that stuck together.  Above is Bill who was one of the last to return.

Sabbath afternoon trek

When Andy was in Yap years before he hiked into a cave where there was some Japanese writing on the walls.  I always wanted to go there so we got permission from the owner of the land to try to find it.
Over hills, over dells, through the jungle, over creeks....
But never found the cave!
Below is the photo of the gang before the trek.  Tomorrow you will see what we looked like on the return!

Sabbath Potluck in Yap

After church we went to the school where we treated the teachers to a Curry Rice luncheon.  The principals wife also brought some SraLanka Dishes. 
I brought some Sakura KitKat chocolates for dessert.
The dogs are all over the island, but only this one was brave enough to come up on deck.  
A lovely cool breeze was blowing and sometimes rain.  Great company.  This was the time we asked each teacher why they came to Yap and what their goal was when they returned home.

SDA Church Cont.

The view of the ocean from the church.  It is visible, just not so clear in this photo.

The day we visited it was Communion Service.  Our church practices foot washing before the actual communion service.  This is in memory of Jesus washing the disciples feet that night before he was crucified.
To keep the church clean, everyone takes off their shoes or sandels before entering the church.  This means the foot washing is quite important!  This is only done 4 times a year or at the end of each quarter.

SDA Church in Yap

Andy was the preacher this day and he gave a good sermon with references to his previous year 10 years ago as a teacher. 
These two got bored and he put them to sleep.

Nice big church but as usual not full. Most Yap people are Christian but church isn't in their idea of a necessity.

Yap SDA Church

One highlight is always visiting the local SDA church on Sat. morning.  This yellow truck is their bus for hauling teachers and members to and from church.  
From the main road you have this gravel road to drive on to get into the church.  The rain on Friday night made it quite muddy.

Below is the common old fashioned style of dress for men in Yap....a long wrap skirt or some wear it like a sumo wrestler's g-string.