Well, we finally went out of the city to do something. This is a small, but active, volcano just south of us by an hour or so. It is certainly not an attraction you would see in the states. So many things about the process is totally different. But we did enjoy the adventure. Scenery was beautiful, the horse ride was extremely uncomfortable (saddles not made for 200 lb people), attacked by people selling pepsi/gatorade and sombrero type hats for the sun, and nothing really to tell you what you are seeing or where you are. But there is smoke coming out of the ground and a sulfur lake in the middle. Two weeks ago there were 10 minor earthquakes. I was hoping for some rumbling (Terri wasn't), but no such luck.
Something else new is you have to negotiate with everyone - the boat guide, the horse guide and the vendors. I am sure I was taken advantage of, but instead on paying $1, I paid a $1.50. I think we can handle that.
It was a fun day and I plan on never doing it again. But it is marked off our list.
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Can you get a season pass?
And of course, there was Evie. Evie was a little girl who belonged to the family we went with. She is the one with the blond hair in the pictures. She was not the kind of girl that plays with dolls. In fact, she started to chase around goats trying to pet them. She also wanted to "swim" in the volcano about a long ways down. So, of course, I put myself in charge of making sure she didn'kill herself. Let's just say it isn't easy when you're on top of a volcano wiht 2 bars of bamboo between you and it.
Brennan
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