Off to Las Cuevas with our home stay/ Weavers' Co-operative ladies.
Petrona (Liadh, Drew and Alan's host mother) and nephew Jason (aka Batman).
On the walk home from Las Cuevas. Fabulous women all.
Okay, so on Sunday there was a puppy party (¡Fiesta de Perritos!) at the
house where we are staying and the
excitement was incredible. Osito (Little Bear) was two months old that
day
and his eight brothers and sisters were invited, though one had a prior
engagement. There was even a cat
piñata hanging from the tree outside, which the daughter of the house
(who is around twenty) made and filled with doggie treats and balls for
each puppy to play with. There were tamales and ice cream for the people and children,
and I took loads of photos because I have never seen anything quite
like it, and I don't think you would believe me if you didn't see a
record of it. Anna and Shane and Liadh and Caleb came and observed as
well, and got to hold a few puppies too.
One puppy found shade under Caleb's leg.
On Monday we went to see the ruins of the pre-Columbian UNESCO World Heritage Site, Monte Alban.
There were some lovely gardens if you climbed the furthest pyramid structure. I loved these cacti and their flowers... they make ice cream from them called...Tuna.
How large the tree, how funny the Caleb.
On the bus: Seth photo-bombs Liadh and Caleb's selfie with a yawn (looking rather operatic.)
This one was on purpose.
Bradley's new CD cover. Gnome Wizard Rock.
We climbed Mount Picacho on Wednesday (Caleb for the second time), and
look who we were thinking of.... Happy Belated Birthday, Irving! We will
celebrate it again when we return.
Bradley has that Ninja stance going on.
Liadh, Drew and Alan's host father, Juan, helped us get there.
From the top, Irv!
Bradley made me do this pose. His was more mysterious, less goofy.
But then, I guess that's who I am.
Our final dinner celebration fiesta was held at the B&B where we leaders stayed. ... our ladies are great cooks and they made spicy tamales,
crispy rolled-up flautas, their own hot sauce and the best guacamole I
have ever tasted. The daughter of the house is a chef and she topped it
all off with a chocolate tres leche cake covered in flowers. Class. The
granny of the house had spent days roasting almonds and cocoa beans on
the outdoor oven and had made her own chunks of the local chocolate,
which she presented me with before leaving- seriously yummy.
Butter - or chocolate -wouldn't melt in his mouth....
Caleb, Juan and Drew.
Liadh, Drew and Alan's home stay family: David, Juan and Petrona.
On to our hostel and a day of pure relaxation by the pool;
Rachael found a kitty friend!
Cards... and more cards.
Our final night in Oaxaca.
Our Meeting for Worship looked out over the mountains
we had come to love so well.
A modern angelic sculpture in front of the cathedral facing the zócalo, in the city centre of Puebla, City of Angels. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/Savoring-Puebla.html
The cathedral at night.
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