Weekend on the mountaintop

Last Saturday all the teachers and school staff took a trip to the mountain Bana, where the air was cool and sweet and the view was spectacular. Here's Danang from 1,487 meters (that's almost 4,900 feet):

The Danang bay is on the left, and the sea coast to the right. The big peninsula in the center is "Monkey Mountain." There aren't any mokeys there. Maybe in the past?

We DID, however, see a family of monkeys grubbing food from tourists at the top of Bana. 8 or 10 of them altogether, about the size of large house cats with throughtful, greedy little faces and clever fingers. It was my first time seeing monkeys in the wild. I could have watched them all afternoon. Someone threw one a stick of gum. He ripped off the paper and started peeling the foil like a fruit skin.

Here's a blurry picture of me feeding one:

It was good to spend time together away from school and the routine. Everyone needed it. Stress is pretty high here at FSEC with Me and Nicky about to leave, and with new staff being hired and trained. Praise God for rest, for friends, and for high elevations.

Here's me, Simon, and a newer teacher Steve: