The day after arriving back in Orocuina from a quick trip ¨up North,¨ myself and 12 other compañeras loaded into the pick up truck and headed to the nearby waterfalls to say goodbye to and celebrate the work of one of our short term volunteers, Matt. It was a fantastic day, and one that exemplified the sweetness, goofiness, and all around craziness that in life in the Honduras campo.
The hike through the jungle
While 12 people easily fit in a pick up, this particular trip required two pickups because of the massive amount of STUFF we brought with us. If you saw all the canastas, colchones, and the barbeque grill, you would have thought we were car camping... but no, just a day trip! Even more so, we hauled all this over a mile through the jungle!! (Guess who ended up carrying the grill?? :) ) While we complained the whole way there, the trip was more than worth it! We spent the day relaxing along a series of pools, each emptying into the next with its own waterfall!
Cooking up lunch: Sausage, marinated steak along with salsa, beans, and of course, tortillas
Sliding down the waterfalls!
After a humid hike through the forest, the water felt great and the freshly grilled steak was fantastic! A bit hesitant at first, nearly all the women skimmed down to their bloomers and waded in.
Having a new volunteer in site was great in a lot of ways. (I´ve previously blogged about the energy and excitement that a new person brings to the mix.) Not only was it nice to have someone else here to hang out with, but it was nice to take the time to do all those fun, touristy things that I had been putting off or had not done for a long time! With only a few months left, I appreciated taking time to enjoy my surroundings and make the most of every minute!!
Thanks for all you brought to Honduras and AMDV, Matt & Best of Luck!
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