Today we hiked 12 miles with Chonga and could barely keep up, it was straight up hill. 2,500 ft climb. we went foraging for salsamoras (like a cross between black and raspberries). delicious. we also found green onions, shallots, cabbage, a ton of parsley, more guava, coffee plants, and so much more. we passed a beautiful house built like my dreams: brick, wood, and terraced beds of soil with everything- beets, carrots, arugula, tomatoes, lettuces, and all the herbs. inside the greenhouse to protect from the wind and give a bit more heat because the climate is mild in the mountains, flowers, herbs, decorative plants. the garden is totally organic and the trabajadero was mixing ash with the cow poop and compost to spread over the beds.
after lunch of rice, beans and hamon we climbed even further through thick grass and berry vines and collected a bucket full. on the descent we walked through pastures of cows and horses and finally 7 hours later back down to the highway. luckily guillermo has a car and we all hopped in and stopped at the super for ice cold agua de pipa and platano chips. a che vida! what a day!
kent said it was the longest day of his life- i agree i am tired and very sore!
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