LaLuz Lodge was invited to have a feast at one of the members's family homes. It is over 100 years old and built by his great-grandparents as a dairy farm. This is the garden view overlooking the Cartago Valley.
Cooking was, of course, the big attraction for many. The Worshipful Master (Right Worshipful Master in Costa Rica) is in the center. The ranchero is attached to he main house. The Lodge paid for the outing.
The gardens were masterful, extnding over several acres. The only maple tree living in central america was here and a giant California Redwood was prospering at eight feet in diameter. Cartago is high and damp, just like the California coast.
This is the group late in the afternoon. I used the timer on my Kodak camera to get in the photo. Some brothers and families had already left.