Our first stop of the day in Palmyra was the hill Camorra visitor center. We watch the short film inside, saved seats for the show that night, and walked up to the top of the hill to the monument. Some facilities management missionaries were working up by the path and Ben asked them if the kids could roll down the hill in the grass. It was a pretty steep grassy hill so the kids were rolling and running very fast down. It was funny there was a sign that said stay on the path, and then our kids are rolling down the hill! At least we had permission to break the rules.
By this time the clouds are beginning to cover the sky and move-in darker and windier. We went to the Smith farm which included the log home and surrounding area. It was incredible to see the amount of work that was put into clear the land in order to farm and make a living.
After walking through the other home and barn we made our way toward the sacred Grove. There began to be little drops of rain, which turned into a slight drizzle, and finally a steady rain. Inside the forest we stayed relatively dry, but the mosquitoes were heavy and eating us alive.
Waiting for grandma...
Our family takes a moment to be together
My mom decided to take a path to find a sign she remembered seeing when she was a girl and we waited on a bench for her to return. The only thing is she did not come back at all. We met her down by the cars and we were all wet and itchy, especially baby Cannon.
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