You kids like Mexico??
So, I never got the chance to post yesterday so I will tell what hapened.
We met these two guys in Caye Caulker, and by coincidence we met them again here in San Ignacio. Their names are Dean and Spencer and they are from Victoria. We met up with them and thought it would be a good idea to rent a car for the day and drive to San Antonio because they were having their annual festival. There is also a nature reserve by San Antonio that Dean and Spencer wanted to go to. So we met them the next morning again, rented a 'Isuzu Rodeo' and busted are way up the mountain on a crap-ass clay road to San Antonio. The roads are insane. They are very very very very very bumpy, and dusty and narrow. We bumped our way up the roads singing some good old Sublime (since the CD player was hanging from the console from a wire). The speedometer was broken, so we were never quite sure how fast we were going...
We got to the Nature reserve which turned out to be someones private land. The owners sullen son, 'Derek' toured us around and we saw a very beautiful view, and a very sad looking orchid garden. There was about 7 plants, and when I asked derek when they would be in bloom, he pointed to one dying plant, threw a rock at it and said "theres some, its our national flower!" It was pretty hilarious...
We also walked through the jungle, which was very hot and buggy. I was constantly trying to keep my eyes out for poisonous snakes that supposedly lurk around in the bushes. There was also this crazy cave/ledge that had tree trunks growing right through it. After our nature walk we tried to find a place called 'Big Rock' that was supposed to be good for swimming. About 5 people gave us completely different directions and we ended up in friggen fuck-all nowhere in the middle of the desert. BUT, we did eventually find it and it was VERY beautiul. I of course, forgot my bathing suit but still had a very good time wading in and basking in the sun. It was really nice and relaxing there. Sage and Zoe jumped off this crazy-ass cliff into the water and I was sure one of them was going to snap their legs off on something.
After Big Rock, we went to the '1000 foot falls'. It took quite a while to get there, and the road was extremely bumpy. But, it was well worth it. The falls were amazing. I didnt have any film, and neither did Sage or Zoe but Spencer and Dean took some pictures and they are going to Email them to us when we all get back to Canada. Then there was the long ride home, and at this point we were running out of gas. So, on the ride back we would put the truck into neutral and coast down all the hills. We managed to conserve quite a bit of gas because of our kick-ass method and made it back to San Antonio. In San Antonio we all went out for dinner and then went to the fair.
The fair was nuts. Somehow we all managed to drink a few beers, spin around on rickety old fair rides and not vomit. It was great. We all screamed like little girls (especially spence) and truly thought we were plumetting to our death. We then went back to San Ignacio, partied it up for a while and ate some bad chinese food. All in all, it was a very good day. And today, was also a very good day. An unusual day. But a good day.
We met up with Ras Far I in town and took a taxi to his house in a neighbouring village. He showed us his peice of land where he stays. He basically lives in a giant garden and sleeps in a hammok under some bannana leaves. We went to the near by river and since he is a herbal doctor he pointed out the different plants and what they do for your body. Sage and Zoe went swimming while Ras Far rubbed cactus, and this other herb on my mosquito bite infested legs. He told me it would draw the poison from my skin and make it not itch anymore. So far, I really havent felt that different, but maybe its working somehow...
Ras Far is pretty knowledgable about his Religion and his Rastafarianism so he told us what its about and what it means to him. He is very down to earth and feels our world is becoming far too technical. He tries to live off natural fruits and vegtables and live a simple life. He told us that he dosent even use a light at night because God will help give him light. He was pretty intense and I couldnt help but feel guilty about my Ipod, stero, cell phone and computer that I have back at home. But I guess we come from different places and all things are relative in some way or antother...
It was a good time and I really learned alot about certain plants. We then went back to town and ate some lunch. And it was good.
We met these two guys in Caye Caulker, and by coincidence we met them again here in San Ignacio. Their names are Dean and Spencer and they are from Victoria. We met up with them and thought it would be a good idea to rent a car for the day and drive to San Antonio because they were having their annual festival. There is also a nature reserve by San Antonio that Dean and Spencer wanted to go to. So we met them the next morning again, rented a 'Isuzu Rodeo' and busted are way up the mountain on a crap-ass clay road to San Antonio. The roads are insane. They are very very very very very bumpy, and dusty and narrow. We bumped our way up the roads singing some good old Sublime (since the CD player was hanging from the console from a wire). The speedometer was broken, so we were never quite sure how fast we were going...
We got to the Nature reserve which turned out to be someones private land. The owners sullen son, 'Derek' toured us around and we saw a very beautiful view, and a very sad looking orchid garden. There was about 7 plants, and when I asked derek when they would be in bloom, he pointed to one dying plant, threw a rock at it and said "theres some, its our national flower!" It was pretty hilarious...
We also walked through the jungle, which was very hot and buggy. I was constantly trying to keep my eyes out for poisonous snakes that supposedly lurk around in the bushes. There was also this crazy cave/ledge that had tree trunks growing right through it. After our nature walk we tried to find a place called 'Big Rock' that was supposed to be good for swimming. About 5 people gave us completely different directions and we ended up in friggen fuck-all nowhere in the middle of the desert. BUT, we did eventually find it and it was VERY beautiul. I of course, forgot my bathing suit but still had a very good time wading in and basking in the sun. It was really nice and relaxing there. Sage and Zoe jumped off this crazy-ass cliff into the water and I was sure one of them was going to snap their legs off on something.
After Big Rock, we went to the '1000 foot falls'. It took quite a while to get there, and the road was extremely bumpy. But, it was well worth it. The falls were amazing. I didnt have any film, and neither did Sage or Zoe but Spencer and Dean took some pictures and they are going to Email them to us when we all get back to Canada. Then there was the long ride home, and at this point we were running out of gas. So, on the ride back we would put the truck into neutral and coast down all the hills. We managed to conserve quite a bit of gas because of our kick-ass method and made it back to San Antonio. In San Antonio we all went out for dinner and then went to the fair.
The fair was nuts. Somehow we all managed to drink a few beers, spin around on rickety old fair rides and not vomit. It was great. We all screamed like little girls (especially spence) and truly thought we were plumetting to our death. We then went back to San Ignacio, partied it up for a while and ate some bad chinese food. All in all, it was a very good day. And today, was also a very good day. An unusual day. But a good day.
We met up with Ras Far I in town and took a taxi to his house in a neighbouring village. He showed us his peice of land where he stays. He basically lives in a giant garden and sleeps in a hammok under some bannana leaves. We went to the near by river and since he is a herbal doctor he pointed out the different plants and what they do for your body. Sage and Zoe went swimming while Ras Far rubbed cactus, and this other herb on my mosquito bite infested legs. He told me it would draw the poison from my skin and make it not itch anymore. So far, I really havent felt that different, but maybe its working somehow...
Ras Far is pretty knowledgable about his Religion and his Rastafarianism so he told us what its about and what it means to him. He is very down to earth and feels our world is becoming far too technical. He tries to live off natural fruits and vegtables and live a simple life. He told us that he dosent even use a light at night because God will help give him light. He was pretty intense and I couldnt help but feel guilty about my Ipod, stero, cell phone and computer that I have back at home. But I guess we come from different places and all things are relative in some way or antother...
It was a good time and I really learned alot about certain plants. We then went back to town and ate some lunch. And it was good.
posted by clare at 4:34 PM
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OK, today is for you mom. A nice boring day. Hahahaha
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