Saturday, November 30, 2013

Day 3


Saturday, November 30
Day 3

Yesterday was Craig's first flight. All he could say was WOW! He is learning to slope fly the hard way!  He said he is becoming more comfortable and throwing his glider into oblivia instead of being in a more controlled environment like aero tow.  He definitely is feeling much better as he was able to get in a siesta and then a full nights sleep!  I'm sure the Vitamin E I had him taking definitely helped to elevate his blood oxygen levels. (I guess it pays to travel with a naturopath) He was able to make the long trek to the flying field (as it is not accessible by car) and, though it took some time, able to make the steep climb back up the slope to home.  It is helpful that all we have is time and not on any schedule. :)

I took a walk (definitely more like a climb!) with Marcela and met some of the neighbors. Everyone is so friendly and very willing to help me with my Spanish.  There were about 6 young children running around in sacks...sack races!  They were having a blast!  It brought back memories of when I was a child having potato sack races at Grandmas house during the annual family get-together.  This is the time of year that would be our equivalent to summer vacation for the school children.  It is also their Christmas season and there are lights and decorations everywhere!  At any time of the day, we can hear fireworks as well.  Good thing we were warned by Deiter or else we may have head for the nearest cover! 

In the evening we had a BBQ.  This consisted of fried green bananas and pork on the grill.  It was interesting to see the process of how to make the fried green bananas.  You must first slice the very hard peel off the banana, then slice them into bite size pieces, deep fry the pieces, then....here comes the fun part....smash the pieces between 2 hinged cutting boards covered in plastic to create round, flattened cakes, then fry again.  Then top them off with a special sauce that was incredible and enjoy. We could've made a meal of these.  The sauce was so tasty we decided to top our pork slices off with it as well.  Very yummy!

This morning it is raining and we are told that it is not common for the rain to last very long or to rain more than once during the day.  In the 4 years Deiter and Marcela lived here, they have only seen that happen only 3 times!   I consider it good luck!  :)  it was kind of surreal to look outside in the morning and the only thing we could see was the main house next to our apartment (more like a cottage)...we were completely enveloped in fog.  We are expecting the rain to stop soon and possibly go into Medellin for some sight seeing. Of course, in the afternoon, there will be more flying.





We did take a trip into town today and had lunch at a favorite spot of Deiter and Marcela.  We enjoyed people watching, seeing the local market, and seeing the town all set up for the festivities tonight. We all agreed we would rather see the town before the "party" started because once it begins tonight, it will be very crowded and very loud.  We will most assuredly see and hear the party from our "morro" (hillside/mountain).  Tomorrow night we will see the fireworks from our birds eye view!

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