Badgette's Guestbook

hello mom!
Sylvia, I'm so happy to hear our words are getting to you as well. I should call you Mom by now as well since Maria is my bedmate. Only one of our hotels had seperate beds. The good news is we're getting along great. Your daughter is fantastic!

will post pics
Hello Jaime: I'll try to post pics of the castle and surrounding area to give you a better taste. The castle is like any other salt-water beaten coastline fort. What gives it texture are the tour guides and the anecdotes they share. We all know that the transatlantic slavery route was a horrible event in history, but when we witness these stories through books and movies we become desensitized to it. Well, at least I did. Coming here and touching the stone walls and feeling the dark, thich air suffocate me (and I was free to leave at any time) reminded me of the very dark side of our nature. So, I hope you get to go one day. It's also such an experience to be surrounded by what we westerners call third world, and yet see so much life and color ---- so we get to see our nasty and beautiful side all at once. And in about an hour we're on our way to Kakum --- pray I don't get too excited and tip over the suspended bridge!

Spain again!
yeah I was the only one at our table of 13 rooting for Germany. When Spain beat Germany in the Euro cup I was the only one at a Mexico bar rooting. I need to stop rooting for Germany in other countries --- I may be their jinx. Tomorrow I'm taking part in a 3 hour drive (each way) to hike to a shrine through a monkey preserve. We have three choices of things to do, and honest to god we were reminded that if we take this choice we might miss the final game. A nice long hike with monkeys sounded like the better option --- I know which one you would've taken.

woo hoo...
just know there's some flesh in one of the photos...