Hiking in the rain

Friday, February 1

We made plans with Kirsten and Ryan and the kids to meet in La Suiza this morning.  Eddie and Ryan went early so they could play some basketball.  Kirsten walked their with her 3 boys, and Amanda, Jaden and I rode the bus.  Kirsten told us that an older gentleman was riding his bike on the other side of the street.  When he saw them walking, he stopped and started to give her some money.   She tried to refuse, but he insisted.  She walked away with a 2 mil ($4) which is more than enough for the 4 of them to take the bus.  What a sweet man; he was just trying to help!

Well, once we were all together, we started our hike.  Hector had told us about a waterfall that we could find by only walking about 15 minutes.  We were a little hesitant to start our hike because of the rain that was coming from the direction we needed to walk.  We decided to try, and at one point we had to turn back and seek shelter at a corner store.  The owner was very helpful and had given us directions.  Once the rain passed, we were on our way once again.  After walking about 30 minutes with only one minor wrong-turn, we found our way to this waterfall:

Ryan was the first one to venture into the small pool, then me, and then Jaden.  We were exploring and snacking for a little while and then we realized that Jaden had a "surprise" for us in his bathing suit.

Jaden - a diaper = bad idea

Thankfully, with a bit of teamwork, we got him cleaned up.  I was in a hurry because I wanted to catch the bus to meet two of the other students for horseback riding.  Amanda and I rushed back, only to get home minutes before the downpour.  The horseback riding plans were canceled  so we just waited for Eddie and Jaden to get home. 

After we left, the rest of them were trying to find their way home and discovered another path to another small waterfall and a big pool.  They hung out their for a bit before making their way home.

We will be visiting that waterfall again soon!  Hopefully when it is sunny!

Eddie, Jaden, Kirsten, Ryan, and their kids did not have too much luck with the rain.   They got soaked.  Thankfully, the nice man at the corner store gave Jaden a dry shirt.  Kirsten had the ingenous idea for Jaden to wear Eddie’s shorts like a halter top:

And the nice man at the store also gave them these sacs to keep the kids dry. 

After drying off and warming up, Jaden had a nice nap.  We woke him up around 6:15 because we wanted him to actually go to sleep tonight.  He was kind of cranky so Eddie built him a cool fort.