Waking up at 6:00 AM, we had another early start to today’s adventure. After showering and brushing our teeth, we jumped on the bus and headed off to Cañon de Somoto. Doña (Mrs.) Digna, Hotel Chico’s own chef, prepared our breakfast for the road. We sang both English and Spanish songs on the bus while we ate our sandwiches and laughed together. On the way to Cañon de Somoto we picked up two firefighters from the Estelí fire station and three tour guides.
After we arrived at Cañon de Somoto, we hiked down a path to the river – which was very muddy from last night’s rain. We plowed through and descended into the deep canyon, which was riddled with slippery rocks and hidden tree branches. At first, we had trouble getting our footing right but quickly got the hang of it. The beginning of the river was cold and shallow but the sun soon came out. We floated down the river and basked in the sun, all while admiring the amazing views. All of us ended up walking a total of around four to five miles through water, over rocks, and mud.
We then ate at “Carne Asada El Buen Gusto.” The food was delicious! Once we finished eating, we had a two-hour nap time while on the bus back to Hotel Chico. We then had some time to shower and get ready for our talk about discovery for the CAP (Community Action Project). Dinner was eaten quickly before we ended up sitting down for our nightly meeting. The leader of the day was passed on from Chelis to Javier. We ended with a quiet reflection to end this very fun and tiring day!
P.S. We are reading all your comments and everybody loves hearing from their families and friends! Please keep them coming!
Buenas noches!
-Chelis, Erich, Javier
Group photo after an enlightening group discussion
I won’t lie, I am living for these blogs, they are so great! That looks so incredibly fun, Suzanna we miss you like crazy. Went to see “Lights Out” (lame) and it just wasn’t the same seeing a scary movie without you! Keep having a fantastic time…your group looks amazing. Can’t wait to hear about everything you get to do!! I will give Newman and Artie hugs from you 🙂 Love, the mother.
Looks awesome! So happy to see the pictures and loving all the details.
Hi Erich, looks like so much fun. Your dad wants to know if they take “old” people on these trips. What kind of birds have you seen? It looks beautiful there and we look forward to hearing about your community project. Happy glimpsing. Love, Mama, Papa and Sacha
Hi everyone so glad everyone is doing good. Love to hear about your day and love seeing the pictures especially when I see Rega. Miss you mija I hope your having a good time. looking foreword to reading more blogs and seeing more pictures.
Wow this day looks so like so much fun lol Na’Tasia don’t get your hair wet ??… We miss you much so glad your having a good time luv u
You look great Julia! Love seeing your smiling face. I hope you haven’t had too many scary bug encounters. Miss and love you so much. -Mom and Angel.
Hey Chief (Javier)!
We made it do OR and miss you tons! Looks like the canyoning was great! Estamos contentos que te la estás pasando bien. Te queremos mucho!
Hi Sydney & Everyone!
Wow Cañon de Somoto looks so beautiful! Sydney we love and miss you so much! Remember to write in your journal because I want to read about all that you are seeing and doing. Hugs and kisses to you XOXO!
Happy Trails Glimppies!
Looks like a terrific time and you are learning a lot. Julia looks so beautiful in all the photos. Espero que te vaya bien. Unfortunately, the spellcheck function prohibits me from writing effectively these comments in Spanish! We all miss Julia and are looking forward to tales of your adventures.
Justene , looks so amazing love you so much . miss you more then I thought I would . looks like you’re having the time of your life so happy for you! can’t wait to hear all about it ; and can’t wait to see what you bring all of us back from there , lol
Have the time of your life love you I’ll write again love you Mom and Lynn
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Hey Rega! It makes me glad to see that you are having a good time ? I can’t wait for you to come back to tell me about all of these adventures. Be careful over there. I miss you and I’ll see you soon. ?
-jenny
Great photos guys! Miss you Catiana!
Really liked the photo captions. Keep,up,the good work! Erich – keep wearing a ball cap so I can find you in these photos!
Thanks for the clue, Denise! Since I can’t expand the photos, I’m having a tough time finding Erich.
Buenas noches todos! This looks like the adventure of a lifetime. Can Grandmas and Grandpas sign up, too??!! Suzanna–just keep enjoying it all–we can’t wait to hear all about this incredible journey. Hugs to all!
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