Colonia...Special Memories with Special People

Monday, May 12, 2014

We received permission to travel into the other mission and drove to Colonia to see Hermana Masas.  She was one of the few members that lived in Colonia when Mike served there his first time.  It was a new branch and he served as the Branch President and the Relief Society President.  His companion was his counselor and the Primary President.  It wasn't too long before Mike found Hermana Masas and called her as the first Relief Society president. She had joined the church in Montevideo and then moved to Colonia and didn't realize that the church was there in Colonia.  She has been a strong pillar of strength as Colonia has moved from a branch to 2 wards in the last 40 years.   

From a small branch with 6 active members to a full chapel
with 2 wards.  This is where Mike served for 6 months.

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The following pictures are just shots while traveling through the countryside.

El Puerto  - The Port

Containers without end!

I think my Casio Keyboard is in here somewhere.
I ordered it from SLC about 3 months ago!

Containers being moved.

It is raining.

Leaving Port

This building is the most modern building I have seen.

Next to this modern building is the train station.

Train station...not used much anymore.

This building belongs to Antel.
They are the only telephone provider.

And right next to Antel live the poorest of the poor.

People live in these make-shift houses, by an old warehouse.

Not the best of the cruise ships I have seen.

On a main highway you will often see...

... a horse pulling a cart.

John Deere is alive and well here in Uruguay.

Electricity generating windmills.

Colonia is a tourist town. The river crossing is here to get to Argentina.

These cobblestone streets brought memories of missionary
bike riding back in the day.

We had a nice day and enjoyed this quaint little town.