Chapter 2The Celebration
Later that day…
Leah took in the breath-taking beauty of the rainforest and cascading waterfalls as they walked towards the villa known as Falling Waters, owned by her Aunt Leona and Uncle Charles. As they walked in silence, Leah thought how different the tropical beauty and heady fragrances were from the rolling landscape and heavy mist of England. She felt transformed in space and time as they ventured through the festive colors of bright red, orange, pink, and dark lavender flowering plants. Occasionally, as if just for her eyes, a single flower petal would float gently in the breeze to the lush undergrowth below.
A short distance ahead, a Spanish-Colonial style hacienda with adjoining guest's suites, was carved into the hills, hidden along the shores of the
