Leo was so excited to be able to help Don Pedro mow the lawn. Its the little things :)
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Chicks and chickens and monkeys, oh my!
A visit through Granada :)
We were so generously invited to have lunch at the house of some friends who live near Granada (a town about an hour from us) which happens to, debatably be, the oldest cities in Central America. In addition to having a great lunch, we also got a tour of Linda and Julio's chicken farm! That is quite the excitement for a dozen kids :) And I have to say, it was pretty interesting for me too.
Chickens:
These are the egg laying chickens, there is a fancy conveyor belt type of thing that collects the eggs as they lay them and pass them down to the end of the line.
Here are the guys that collect the eggs at the end and put them into the cartons.
It is quite a process. . .
So after enjoying learning about all the chickens and their egg laying process we hopped over to Lake Nicaragua for a trip through the islets :)
The kids were thrilllllled to be riding on a boat and couldn't wait to see what adventures awaited them.
Successful day!
We were so generously invited to have lunch at the house of some friends who live near Granada (a town about an hour from us) which happens to, debatably be, the oldest cities in Central America. In addition to having a great lunch, we also got a tour of Linda and Julio's chicken farm! That is quite the excitement for a dozen kids :) And I have to say, it was pretty interesting for me too.
Chickens:
These are the egg laying chickens, there is a fancy conveyor belt type of thing that collects the eggs as they lay them and pass them down to the end of the line.
Here are the guys that collect the eggs at the end and put them into the cartons.
It is quite a process. . .
So after enjoying learning about all the chickens and their egg laying process we hopped over to Lake Nicaragua for a trip through the islets :)
The kids were thrilllllled to be riding on a boat and couldn't wait to see what adventures awaited them.
The kids trying to get close enough to feed the monkeys on Monkey Island :)
Successful day!
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Hervideros de San Jacinto
If you drive to Leon, and continue driving even a little further, you will come across the small town of San Jacinto. Otherwise it wouldn't be a call for much attention except for the hervideros, the boiling hot springs. As you walk up it is likely that a small child will grab your hand and offer to show you around the field. Our guide was 12 years old. Without a guide you run the risk of walking on soft ground and falling into the boiling mud pits. . .
As you walk through the field you can see the steam and feel the heat radiating through the ground. The smell of sulfur and thick steam make it difficult to breathe, while holes and openings in the ground show the boiling clay that is likely connected to the nearby volcano. The kids will grab the cooler clay and mold an animal or little pot as they walk.
Other than an interesting attraction, I'm not sure that the field serves much of a purpose, but it was definitely a breathtaking site to take in.
Above shows the steam coming out of the ground, and below, a close up of one of the boiling clay pits.
As you walk through the field you can see the steam and feel the heat radiating through the ground. The smell of sulfur and thick steam make it difficult to breathe, while holes and openings in the ground show the boiling clay that is likely connected to the nearby volcano. The kids will grab the cooler clay and mold an animal or little pot as they walk.
Other than an interesting attraction, I'm not sure that the field serves much of a purpose, but it was definitely a breathtaking site to take in.
Above shows the steam coming out of the ground, and below, a close up of one of the boiling clay pits.
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