Monday, week 4

Today was a trip to the bank, and standing in line.  As an old foreigner, I get to stand in the shorter line, which was still long.  One man jumped to the front, saying he was old.  The rest of us clucked at his rudeness. Winn, Lise, Wayne and I headed for Volcano Mombacho with Bosco.  Elda was at home.  When we got to the staging area, Bosco had a flat chewed up tire.  It got changed while we were at the volcano.  We all climbed a ladder into an old 5 ton military type vehicle, and sat three to a seat. The truck roared up the mountain.  It stopped at a coffee plantation, and we all got a taste of their brew.  We reboarded; the truck  stopped too soon.  We had to walk what someone said was the last 200 meters due to road constuction. It was almost straight up, took forever, and left most of us winded.  We ended up at an altitude of 1150 meters. There were several hiking trails around the crater and the other craters.  I went part of the way around crater 1 (of 4)...  The best part was the girl guide who went with me, and a tunnel, made from a collapsed area. The way down was rough.  Going straight down isn't easy, especially when one slides every now and then.  After getting to the truck and climbing in, It began backing down the somewhat narrow trail.  There was lots of excitement in that.  Eventually, he was able to turn around, and bounce the rest of the way down. That adventure left all of us very tired, and led to some adult beverages, and some siestas.  On the way to supper, Winn stopped to give Lauren some school supplies for the children Lauren tutors informally.We ate at Cafe de los Artistes. My pasta putenesca was delicious. You can imagine....we all slept well.  Willa				9:03:00 AM	by The Two W's ....	Delete
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