Maryanne and I have made it back from our 6 day hike, safe and mostly sound! Along with a few scratches and many bug bites, we had a great time with our small group, consisting of a Dutch man named Hans and 2 Colombian brothers, Diego and Miguel who were our cook and guide for the week. I had the pleasure of being called both
angelito (angel) and
la fea (the ugly) all week by the 19 and 21 year old brothers. Some of the highlights of the trip were the natural spring swimming spots, beautiful and lush mountain views during our uphill hikes and of course the Lost City--if you are interested in finding out more about the lost city look
here. I also enjoyed my first motorcycle ride up on a rocky mountain rode, up to the town of Machete, yes like the large knife, for the beginning of our hike. I was a bit tentative about being on the back of the cycle at first and I shamelessly clutched my driver, William the mathematician, around the waist. My ride down on the sixth day went much smoother. I´ll post pictures later, I must now go rest my very tired legs and slightly sore back.
Here are some photos...finally!
Yes Dad, that is a "number 7" plastic water bottle
An Arhuaco village (click for Wikipedia info)
Same village with our guide, Miguel
Nice view during a break in our trek
Swim break, there was a nice waterfall behind the rocks
The thousands of stairs we climbed up to reach the city
I wasn't quite a fan of the bathroom facilities in the ruins
Waterfalls in the Lost City
Great view during our hike
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Lizzy my darling I miss you soooo much!!! I got an email from Southwest airlines today with a flight confirmation and was quite confused until I realized that it was about you coming for homecoming and I got SO FRICKIN EXCITED!!!!! I am so happy that you set up this blog so that I can stalk you, it sounds like you are having a wonderful time! Your pictures are amazing! I actually was sitting on a plane before taking off and used my mom's phone to check my email and your blog! She thought that the one of you guys in the mud bath was the greatest thing in the world! Keep me updated on all you do, I love to hear about your adventures! I can't wait until your home and I can hear all of your crazy stories in more detail, and I can't wait to see you in October, it will be my first order of buisness when i start at HUP will be to make sure I have those days off so we can cause all sorts of chaos!! Love you!
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