This is our last few days in Santa Fe. We will pack our stuff up and head to El Nazareno this Wednesday, January 5. It is definitely time. We have done all the exploring we want here and are ready for some new scenery. It is really pretty up here and the temperatures are fantastic, … More Happy New Year!
Wednesday after Christmas, we made our way back to Sra. Petra’s house to learn how to make arroz con pollo with her daughter, Maria. We had to swing by the Cooperativa (supermarket) to get the ingredients then take them up to their house to cook. After three tries, I managed to get a taxi that … More Let’s make arroz con pollo!
A lot has happened in the last week. We celebrated Christmas Eve with Katherine and her family. We went to their house for traditional food and left around 10:30pm. They stay up until midnight to begin their celebrations. We decided to leave a little early so they could do their thing without having to worry … More Christmas and then some!
I am very happy to report that we made it out of our hike alive and well. There were no jaguars to be seen. There were no animals at all, actually. It was a steep climb up to the top. The most dangerous aspect was the wind that was strong enough to move us around … More Elizabeth 1 – Jaguars 0
We have been here 4 days. It has been a little different than what I think the rest of the month will be, though, because Lawrence is here with us. We haven’t really checked out the whole town because we want to spend some time exploring with him while he is here. We have taken … More The road IS uphill both ways!
20K and a Year Away 