After spending a couple of days in Puerto Rico with the Guerras of Cayey, we returned home a week ago and have been slowly getting our lives in order before school starts. It is a bit overwhelming to come home after such a long time: it took us a week to unpack our bags, I am still getting used to the stores being woefully inadequate and expensive (although Cost-U-Less has reasonably priced organic strawberries--yippie!), it has been very hot, AND WE GOT A TROPICAL STORM!!! It was supposed to be a hurricane, but luckily it went north of us so we just got a lot of rain and some wind. Hurricane Earl postponed school for me and for Che, so we have a couple of days to get our lives in order before we start the school year.
We have enjoyed reminiscing about this summer's adventures and are already planning the next one...
"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." With Annie Dillard's wise words in the forefront of our thoughts we will endeavor to make every second count whether or not we are on a summer adventure, although it does help being away from home and unplugged!!
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
"I like the island Manhattan..."
Well, I like some things about the island of Manhattan.
The first day we got there we headed to Central Park to see one of my friends and meet her twin babies. While we were waiting at a playground for her to come it started raining and a ton of people ran under the only enclosed area nearby to wait out the storm. As much as I loathe crowds I was able to step back and observe the scene. I heard probably fifteen different languages being spoken around me. I saw different races, different cultures, different socio-economic statuses, all around us. What was beautiful is that they were all doing the same thing-- getting their kids out of the rain and trying to deal with their disappointment. Despite all the differences, we all have the same fundamental desires and needs, and for the brief rainstorm we all shared a similar moment in time. Welcome to New York!
That said, Manhattan is the very definition of density. There are 70,000 people per square mile in Manhattan (not including all of the people that commute in from the other boroughs, New Jersey, Westchester, etc. and the tourists). Compare that to the 600 people per square mile in St. Croix and you'll understand why it is a COMPLETE change for us Crucians.
The benefits of density:
Amazing shows- I took Che to see Lion King and he loved it! He was mesmerized the entire 2 hours and 45 minutes and later that night fell asleep (literally) singing "I just can't wait to be king" over and over again, this is after he pretended to be Simba and jumped from bed to bed slashing at Scar (Cesar). I thought the show was beautifully done-- the costumes, sets, and puppets were amazing. The chorus and some of the leads were pretty spectacular as well, however I tend to like smaller, simpler productions that rely more on talent and script, such as Our Town. Che would have been a squirmy wormy had I taken him to Our Town, so this was a good choice and he left wanting to see another show, so it was a perfect introduction to Broadway!
Amazing food- We ate delicious pizza, Mexican, Indian-- all in one day. (Yes, I will be working off the extra pounds when I get home.)
Amazing museums- We went to the American Museum of Natural History. I have been several times and always love it; Cesar wanted to spend the whole day there and cannot wait to go back and explore when he doesn't have a four-year-old tugging on him. Che loved the huge whale and all of the sea life, especially the squid and the whale fighting. He kept coming back to it even though it scared him a bit. He also went crazy when he saw all of the dinosaurs. He was transfixed and we spent a lot more time there than we originally thought we would.
Cesar also took Sabine to the Museum of Modern Art when I took Che to Lion King and got to see various works such as Van Gogh's Starry Night and a Matisse exhibit. Sabine enjoyed all of the large sculptures and anything with bright colors.
Amazing parks- We went to some portion of Central Park every day. Che and Sabine loved the bridges, boulders, lakes, and of course--the playgrounds!
The challenges of density:
Crowds- Trying to walk through Time Square is more miserable to me than pulling out all of my teeth. Squeezing onto a subway during rush hour is almost as miserable. When we got out of Lion King, we couldn't even move down the street there were so many people. Up until that point I had really been enjoying the city, but then I remembered two of the major reasons I moved away-- crowds and public transportation. Who needs that? If you have a choice, why live like that?
Tall buildings and little nature-- Some people might like tall buildings (Che was in awe the whole time), but in my opinion they block out the sun and that is not a good thing. Since every inch of space is so valuable, there is not much room for trees, flowers, etc. Central Park and the other municipal parks are an exception, but there are definitely not any mountains to climb or long hikes on which to go. Nor is there any snorkeling or scuba diving (unless of course you are looking for dead bodies in the river ;)).
Enough complaining. I love many aspects of New York and I can see why so many people want to live there for some part of their lives; however, that part of my life is over. As much as I love the PhD program at Columbia and really want to work with some of the professors, I don't think I can live in the city, especially not with kids. Although Greenwich Village and the Upper West Side are deceptively inviting-- tree-lined streets, beautiful townhouses, fewer crowds, good restaurants(we went to some of my favorites--Tortilla Flats and Cowgirl)--I still would not be able to avoid the rest of the city.
One terrific part of the city, besides the ones previously mentioned, is that some of our friends live there-- Lee, Tej, and Maria-- and it was wonderful to see them. We got to spend quality time with all of them, catching up, and introducing Lee and Maria to Sabine and Che. Now we just need to convince them to come spend some time during the winter with us :)
During this week in New York Che got very comfortable walking long distances, Sabine got comfortable talking to strangers on the subway, and both of them had no qualms blaring out the "Dinosaur Train" song in any public space they could (thanks Beauchamps!).
Lastly, the award for humbly beseeching the most strangers to let his four year old use the bathroom goes to Cesar. Che's bladder is smaller than a pea apparently and therefore he had to go to the bathroom ever fifteen minutes. There are also very few public restrooms and not all restaurants have to have one, so it took a lot of begging and cajoling to let poor Che relieve himself. No wonder Manhattan smells like urine!
We are now in Puerto Rico (all you theater lovers know how the rest of the song goes) and are happy to be in a hotel room that is bigger than a postage stamp. We get to see the cousins today--it should be fun! The guy checking us in looked at all of our luggage and jokingly asked if we were staying for two months. I told him he was close; we have been gone for that long and are now finishing up our two and a half month trip. Our adventure is almost over...
The first day we got there we headed to Central Park to see one of my friends and meet her twin babies. While we were waiting at a playground for her to come it started raining and a ton of people ran under the only enclosed area nearby to wait out the storm. As much as I loathe crowds I was able to step back and observe the scene. I heard probably fifteen different languages being spoken around me. I saw different races, different cultures, different socio-economic statuses, all around us. What was beautiful is that they were all doing the same thing-- getting their kids out of the rain and trying to deal with their disappointment. Despite all the differences, we all have the same fundamental desires and needs, and for the brief rainstorm we all shared a similar moment in time. Welcome to New York!
That said, Manhattan is the very definition of density. There are 70,000 people per square mile in Manhattan (not including all of the people that commute in from the other boroughs, New Jersey, Westchester, etc. and the tourists). Compare that to the 600 people per square mile in St. Croix and you'll understand why it is a COMPLETE change for us Crucians.
The benefits of density:
Amazing shows- I took Che to see Lion King and he loved it! He was mesmerized the entire 2 hours and 45 minutes and later that night fell asleep (literally) singing "I just can't wait to be king" over and over again, this is after he pretended to be Simba and jumped from bed to bed slashing at Scar (Cesar). I thought the show was beautifully done-- the costumes, sets, and puppets were amazing. The chorus and some of the leads were pretty spectacular as well, however I tend to like smaller, simpler productions that rely more on talent and script, such as Our Town. Che would have been a squirmy wormy had I taken him to Our Town, so this was a good choice and he left wanting to see another show, so it was a perfect introduction to Broadway!
Amazing food- We ate delicious pizza, Mexican, Indian-- all in one day. (Yes, I will be working off the extra pounds when I get home.)
Amazing museums- We went to the American Museum of Natural History. I have been several times and always love it; Cesar wanted to spend the whole day there and cannot wait to go back and explore when he doesn't have a four-year-old tugging on him. Che loved the huge whale and all of the sea life, especially the squid and the whale fighting. He kept coming back to it even though it scared him a bit. He also went crazy when he saw all of the dinosaurs. He was transfixed and we spent a lot more time there than we originally thought we would.
Cesar also took Sabine to the Museum of Modern Art when I took Che to Lion King and got to see various works such as Van Gogh's Starry Night and a Matisse exhibit. Sabine enjoyed all of the large sculptures and anything with bright colors.
Amazing parks- We went to some portion of Central Park every day. Che and Sabine loved the bridges, boulders, lakes, and of course--the playgrounds!
The challenges of density:
Crowds- Trying to walk through Time Square is more miserable to me than pulling out all of my teeth. Squeezing onto a subway during rush hour is almost as miserable. When we got out of Lion King, we couldn't even move down the street there were so many people. Up until that point I had really been enjoying the city, but then I remembered two of the major reasons I moved away-- crowds and public transportation. Who needs that? If you have a choice, why live like that?
Tall buildings and little nature-- Some people might like tall buildings (Che was in awe the whole time), but in my opinion they block out the sun and that is not a good thing. Since every inch of space is so valuable, there is not much room for trees, flowers, etc. Central Park and the other municipal parks are an exception, but there are definitely not any mountains to climb or long hikes on which to go. Nor is there any snorkeling or scuba diving (unless of course you are looking for dead bodies in the river ;)).
Enough complaining. I love many aspects of New York and I can see why so many people want to live there for some part of their lives; however, that part of my life is over. As much as I love the PhD program at Columbia and really want to work with some of the professors, I don't think I can live in the city, especially not with kids. Although Greenwich Village and the Upper West Side are deceptively inviting-- tree-lined streets, beautiful townhouses, fewer crowds, good restaurants(we went to some of my favorites--Tortilla Flats and Cowgirl)--I still would not be able to avoid the rest of the city.
One terrific part of the city, besides the ones previously mentioned, is that some of our friends live there-- Lee, Tej, and Maria-- and it was wonderful to see them. We got to spend quality time with all of them, catching up, and introducing Lee and Maria to Sabine and Che. Now we just need to convince them to come spend some time during the winter with us :)
During this week in New York Che got very comfortable walking long distances, Sabine got comfortable talking to strangers on the subway, and both of them had no qualms blaring out the "Dinosaur Train" song in any public space they could (thanks Beauchamps!).
Lastly, the award for humbly beseeching the most strangers to let his four year old use the bathroom goes to Cesar. Che's bladder is smaller than a pea apparently and therefore he had to go to the bathroom ever fifteen minutes. There are also very few public restrooms and not all restaurants have to have one, so it took a lot of begging and cajoling to let poor Che relieve himself. No wonder Manhattan smells like urine!
We are now in Puerto Rico (all you theater lovers know how the rest of the song goes) and are happy to be in a hotel room that is bigger than a postage stamp. We get to see the cousins today--it should be fun! The guy checking us in looked at all of our luggage and jokingly asked if we were staying for two months. I told him he was close; we have been gone for that long and are now finishing up our two and a half month trip. Our adventure is almost over...
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it?—every, every minute? --Our Town
We have had a wonderful week in the Berkshires. On Saturday we drove down to Williamstown and passed through Weston, VT. It is an idyllic town with a huge country store that has everything from the PJs Poppy used to wear, to fudge, to shoe horns. We were the youngest people there by about 60 years.
Pictures of the drive down:
Cesar driving (he spent so much time driving this trip I would be remiss not to include a picture of it!):
In Williamstown Cesar and I took turns watching Our Town at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. I recognized three of the actors: Campbell Scott from Dying Young and Singles, Ross's wife Susan from Friends, and a guy from Spider Man. As exciting as it was to see some famous folks, the real treat was watching a perfectly written play performed perfectly. I had not one complaint. Campbell Scott was so amazing as the Stage Manager that I wanted to run up and hug him after the show. I preferred his portrayal to that of Paul Newman in the movie because he was not aloof at all, but rather seemed truly interested in the audience getting the message of the play, which is a message I like to get. I cried. I laughed. And I was in awe of the beauty of the production. I am so happy I got to see it and that we decided last minute to do it, even though it meant staying in a pretty awful and expensive motel in Williamstown. By the way, if you are looking for a job, Williamstown needs some new and modern motels that are decently priced.
On Sunday, since we couldn't get into our house until 3, we went on a hike up Mount Greylock, which had amazing views of mountains all the way in Vermont. Had we had more time, we could have done even more hiking with waterfalls and everything. While we were at the information center Cesar asked the ranger if we had to worry about bears or snakes or anything and the ranger said snakes were rare, but that they spot black bears monthly. That made the hike a tad more exciting!
Mount Greylock hike:
But we had to drive down to Lenox where we went to Tanglewood. The kids were really well-behaved this time and we all looked for Tinker Bell and Peter Pan in the trees while we listened to Mozart.
They had fun kid activities and Sabine made a friend with a little boy and danced a bunch with him.
It was pretty spectacular.
After Tanglewood we headed to Great Barrington and met up with the Beauchamps at the house we all rented. Che had already told us that once he saw Eva and Devin that he would not have time to talk to us because he would be so busy-- well that was definitely true. The house is huge. It has three floors with two playrooms on the third floor. The kids pretty much spent the entire week playing imaginary games upstairs. It was hard for us to convince them to do anything because they were having so much fun. However, we did do a couple of ice cream runs, took them to see some fun sword fighting and word play at Shakespeare and Co., they watched dance performances, and went to two farms with two playgrounds and petting zoos. They had a great time.
The adults did too! Cesar went to see Macbeth the second night we were there, and unfortunately thought the acting was pretty weak compared to what he had seen at Shakespeare and Co. (S & Co) last year. He saw it at the Berkshire Theatre Festival, which has been around forever and has a good reputation. My guess is that they are better at musicals and for Shakespeare we should stick to S & Co. So, the next day Melissa and I went to see Richard III at S & Co. It was brilliant. The lead was fantastic, most of the other cast members were phenomenal and it was great to see so many familiar faces from last year's productions. It was a great experience; Cesar went to see it a couple of days later and thought it was even better than Othello last year. On my birthday Cesar and I went to see Winter's Tale and we both loved it. Once again we saw many of the same actors playing completely different roles and doing it beautifully. I decided to treat myself to one more show, The Comedy of Errors, which was performed by the interns. Most were very good, some not so much.
We also went to Jacob's Pillow twice. The Inside/Out stage is set amongst huge trees with views of the mountains behind the stage. The music, the dancing, and the environment make it one of the most exquisite experiences I have ever enjoyed. The whole Pillow grounds, with little cabins, beautiful flowers and trees, dancers walking with perfect posture everywhere, is truly inspiring. I might just have to dust off my dancing shoes. These pictures were taken while the dancers were warming up and before the house manager said no photography allowed...
While the Beauchamps went to breakfast we took the opportunity to go on a hike up Monument Mountain where Hawthorne and Melville got stuck during a thunderstorm and enjoyed a bottle a wine in a cave whilst discussing the meaning of life, etc., etc. The hike was really very nice, but in order to get to the summit we had to take a side trail that got pretty precarious in sections. The view was worth it. Che, as usual, enjoyed climbing up the huge boulders and we even saw a tree rainbow (check out the pic!).
The Berkshires are very special and unique. Classical music, drama, opera, musicals, dance-- all set amongst mountains, pine trees, beautiful farms, rivers, and lakes-- could not be more idyllic for me. It is the perfect blend of nature and culture. If it only had our family, an ocean, and no winter, I would move here in a flash.
Some children news:
Che's new, and frequently used word, is joyful. As in, "I was very joyful when I played with Eva at the playground." That makes me very happy.
When we took Sabine to the petting farm she rested her head on the palm of her hand, and said "Oh look, adorable, so cute. Donkeys are adorable." She of course said this all with a cutesie wootsie voice. Very funny.
I am going to sign off with one of my favorite lines from Our Town. It certainly makes me think about what is important in life and happy that I got to spend all of this wonderful time with family and friends this summer. "We all know that something is eternal. And it ain’t houses and it ain’t names, and it ain’t earth, and it ain’t even the stars . . . everybody knows in their bones that something is eternal, and that something has to do with human beings. All the greatest people ever lived have been telling us that for five thousand years and yet you’d be surprised how people are always losing hold of it. There’s something way down deep that’s eternal about every human being."
We head to NYC today...our adventure continues...
Pictures of the drive down:
Cesar driving (he spent so much time driving this trip I would be remiss not to include a picture of it!):
In Williamstown Cesar and I took turns watching Our Town at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. I recognized three of the actors: Campbell Scott from Dying Young and Singles, Ross's wife Susan from Friends, and a guy from Spider Man. As exciting as it was to see some famous folks, the real treat was watching a perfectly written play performed perfectly. I had not one complaint. Campbell Scott was so amazing as the Stage Manager that I wanted to run up and hug him after the show. I preferred his portrayal to that of Paul Newman in the movie because he was not aloof at all, but rather seemed truly interested in the audience getting the message of the play, which is a message I like to get. I cried. I laughed. And I was in awe of the beauty of the production. I am so happy I got to see it and that we decided last minute to do it, even though it meant staying in a pretty awful and expensive motel in Williamstown. By the way, if you are looking for a job, Williamstown needs some new and modern motels that are decently priced.
On Sunday, since we couldn't get into our house until 3, we went on a hike up Mount Greylock, which had amazing views of mountains all the way in Vermont. Had we had more time, we could have done even more hiking with waterfalls and everything. While we were at the information center Cesar asked the ranger if we had to worry about bears or snakes or anything and the ranger said snakes were rare, but that they spot black bears monthly. That made the hike a tad more exciting!
Mount Greylock hike:
But we had to drive down to Lenox where we went to Tanglewood. The kids were really well-behaved this time and we all looked for Tinker Bell and Peter Pan in the trees while we listened to Mozart.
They had fun kid activities and Sabine made a friend with a little boy and danced a bunch with him.
It was pretty spectacular.
After Tanglewood we headed to Great Barrington and met up with the Beauchamps at the house we all rented. Che had already told us that once he saw Eva and Devin that he would not have time to talk to us because he would be so busy-- well that was definitely true. The house is huge. It has three floors with two playrooms on the third floor. The kids pretty much spent the entire week playing imaginary games upstairs. It was hard for us to convince them to do anything because they were having so much fun. However, we did do a couple of ice cream runs, took them to see some fun sword fighting and word play at Shakespeare and Co., they watched dance performances, and went to two farms with two playgrounds and petting zoos. They had a great time.
The adults did too! Cesar went to see Macbeth the second night we were there, and unfortunately thought the acting was pretty weak compared to what he had seen at Shakespeare and Co. (S & Co) last year. He saw it at the Berkshire Theatre Festival, which has been around forever and has a good reputation. My guess is that they are better at musicals and for Shakespeare we should stick to S & Co. So, the next day Melissa and I went to see Richard III at S & Co. It was brilliant. The lead was fantastic, most of the other cast members were phenomenal and it was great to see so many familiar faces from last year's productions. It was a great experience; Cesar went to see it a couple of days later and thought it was even better than Othello last year. On my birthday Cesar and I went to see Winter's Tale and we both loved it. Once again we saw many of the same actors playing completely different roles and doing it beautifully. I decided to treat myself to one more show, The Comedy of Errors, which was performed by the interns. Most were very good, some not so much.
We also went to Jacob's Pillow twice. The Inside/Out stage is set amongst huge trees with views of the mountains behind the stage. The music, the dancing, and the environment make it one of the most exquisite experiences I have ever enjoyed. The whole Pillow grounds, with little cabins, beautiful flowers and trees, dancers walking with perfect posture everywhere, is truly inspiring. I might just have to dust off my dancing shoes. These pictures were taken while the dancers were warming up and before the house manager said no photography allowed...
While the Beauchamps went to breakfast we took the opportunity to go on a hike up Monument Mountain where Hawthorne and Melville got stuck during a thunderstorm and enjoyed a bottle a wine in a cave whilst discussing the meaning of life, etc., etc. The hike was really very nice, but in order to get to the summit we had to take a side trail that got pretty precarious in sections. The view was worth it. Che, as usual, enjoyed climbing up the huge boulders and we even saw a tree rainbow (check out the pic!).
The Berkshires are very special and unique. Classical music, drama, opera, musicals, dance-- all set amongst mountains, pine trees, beautiful farms, rivers, and lakes-- could not be more idyllic for me. It is the perfect blend of nature and culture. If it only had our family, an ocean, and no winter, I would move here in a flash.
Some children news:
Che's new, and frequently used word, is joyful. As in, "I was very joyful when I played with Eva at the playground." That makes me very happy.
When we took Sabine to the petting farm she rested her head on the palm of her hand, and said "Oh look, adorable, so cute. Donkeys are adorable." She of course said this all with a cutesie wootsie voice. Very funny.
I am going to sign off with one of my favorite lines from Our Town. It certainly makes me think about what is important in life and happy that I got to spend all of this wonderful time with family and friends this summer. "We all know that something is eternal. And it ain’t houses and it ain’t names, and it ain’t earth, and it ain’t even the stars . . . everybody knows in their bones that something is eternal, and that something has to do with human beings. All the greatest people ever lived have been telling us that for five thousand years and yet you’d be surprised how people are always losing hold of it. There’s something way down deep that’s eternal about every human being."
We head to NYC today...our adventure continues...
Friday, August 6, 2010
Verdant Fools
Today was a beautiful and chilly day and since we are driving to Massachusetts tomorrow we decided to stay close and take it easy. We went downtown and took a walk by the lake. I really loved seeing the mountains across the lake; it is such a beautiful view as you drive into town.
Everything is so green and beautiful here--I really love it a lot (in the summer).
The vibe downtown is great too. During lunch time it was filled with tons of street performers, children playing, and people eating outside.
We came across someone playing some sort of strange horn-like instrument and Che and Sabine both entertained the crowd.
It happened to also be the beginning of the Festival of Fools, which features a bunch of professional street performers up and down Church Street. When we went back later at night, we watched an amazing Yo-Yo/juggler performer and some great musicians.
Che was inspired and began doing some tricks too.
By the way, he wanted to wear his Peter Pan hat because we have been reading the original story and he has been pretending to be Peter Pan; it just so happened that he fit in with all of the "fools" downtown.
Tomorrow we leave for Williamstown, Massachusetts where we will only be for one night so that we can see Our Town at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Then we head to Great Barrington in the Berkshires for a week with the Beauchamps. The Internet might be a bit sketchy there so I am not sure how often I'll be able to blog...
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Snakes on Trail!, The Sequel
Today we headed to an amazing place called Warren Falls. After yesterday's debacle I was determined to find a waterfall for us to swim in. After driving an hour southeast, we came to the spot and hopped out to start our hike. About five minutes into the hike we came across a family who never made it to the falls and turned back around because there was a "snake on trail". Refusing to be deterred, and adamant about finding a waterfall, we forged on and faced our fears. Sure enough there was a "snake on trail", although this snake was merely a young couple enjoying one of the pools in the bathing suits that God gave them. So we headed down further to another pool. We walked down some slippery slopes and arrived at the most amazing emerald pool I have ever seen.
There were huge boulders to jump off of, rocks to slide down, and the water was crystal clear and pretty cold.
We were at the bottom pool, but up above us there were several other pools. The whole area was surrounded by huge pine trees and rocks and it was pretty spectacular.
Cesar climbed up the boulder first and jumped off and thought Che would be able to do it.
I was a little nervous, so I tried it myself first.
Then Che went up with Cesar and they both jumped together. Che loved it!
Then Che and I went and explored the upper pools and he wanted to slide down a part into a pool.
I was very hesitant, but he insisted. He slid down first and sunk. Then I slid down and sunk. We both struggled to get up in the whirling water and I told Che to hold on to my back. He squeezed my neck pretty hard and we started to swim towards Cesar (this is all right behind where we jumped). I thought we would be pushed right out like we did when we jumped, but I couldn't get out and kept being pushed down (all with Che squeezing my neck). I gave a little hand signal to Cesar indicating that I might need help. Then I realized that I just needed to try to get Che out where we slid down. Luckily I found a spot in the rock where I could get a grip with my hand and keep me up while I regained my strength and was able to lift Che up and then get out myself. It was very scary, although Che was not phased at all. He just said "Let's not do that again." NO KIDDING!! Despite that frightening occurrence we loved the place and had a really great time!
We also saw another covered bridge on the way home...
There were huge boulders to jump off of, rocks to slide down, and the water was crystal clear and pretty cold.
We were at the bottom pool, but up above us there were several other pools. The whole area was surrounded by huge pine trees and rocks and it was pretty spectacular.
Cesar climbed up the boulder first and jumped off and thought Che would be able to do it.
I was a little nervous, so I tried it myself first.
Then Che went up with Cesar and they both jumped together. Che loved it!
Then Che and I went and explored the upper pools and he wanted to slide down a part into a pool.
I was very hesitant, but he insisted. He slid down first and sunk. Then I slid down and sunk. We both struggled to get up in the whirling water and I told Che to hold on to my back. He squeezed my neck pretty hard and we started to swim towards Cesar (this is all right behind where we jumped). I thought we would be pushed right out like we did when we jumped, but I couldn't get out and kept being pushed down (all with Che squeezing my neck). I gave a little hand signal to Cesar indicating that I might need help. Then I realized that I just needed to try to get Che out where we slid down. Luckily I found a spot in the rock where I could get a grip with my hand and keep me up while I regained my strength and was able to lift Che up and then get out myself. It was very scary, although Che was not phased at all. He just said "Let's not do that again." NO KIDDING!! Despite that frightening occurrence we loved the place and had a really great time!
We also saw another covered bridge on the way home...
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