my last weekend in colombia

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July 29th 2008

Published: July 29th 2008

what a fantastic weekend... Sascha and I went to this little town called Tamesis. When I say little, I mean little. You could never get lost because from one side of the main town to the other takes about 10 minutes to walk. Much smaller than the University of Maryland campus I am used to walking across! The first thing we did when we got there was drop our stuff off at our adorable and frien... Read Full Entry

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another view of our first hike

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sunrise in the morning

view from our hotel balcony. so peaceful. i ate a delicious mango for breakfast out here. mmm heaven

the drop

our second day of repelling was over 350 ft down a waterfall. this is the straight drop-off, if you can tell.

that is andres, setting up

this guys was an insane outdoorsman. He ran up all of these places with 50 lbs worth of rope and more equipment on his back. he ran up and down places we needed to hook ourselves up to robe to climb, and he made it look easy. i enjoyed his company very much and we did both my repels together

the top half of the waterfall

the rope is not long enough...

altitude of about 7500 ft? maybe 8000?

pretty rainbow

sascha

all the pictures of sascha are on my camera, and all of me are on her camera because andres mixed the cameras up.

and we got so drenched from head to toe

sascha and rodrigo

part of the waterfall

the main plaza

market of fruits and meats

typical paisa men in the market

the pretty church

a restaurant

this restaurant was on lakes filled with tilapia that were fished out and cooked. it was delicious, even though i had the entire fish, scales, fins, eyes and all on my plate. fresh as you get! (and alll the food and drink was $5 american)

another view of the restaurant

all secluded and quiet and pretty.

can you see the waterfall?

there were so many waterfalls it was beautiful

a typical street in the town

notice the different colors...so cool

a restaurant, not a museum

this was a house-turned-restaurant, the kitchen was right next to the tables, and the guy collects indigenous artifacts that were really cool. huge, delicious meal for 5 dollars, once again, and so fresh and delicious

30th July 2008

Mrs. Griffin
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This entry made me cry!

31st July 2008

Jenn
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phenomenal
Your pictures are so beautiful! I'm glad you're having an amazing time, and I can't wait to get together and hear all of your stories. Rachel and I were just talking the other day about how much we love you! Have a great time in Peru!!

8th August 2008

Tracy
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Amazing
Hi! Matthew and I caught up on the blog tonight. We loved the pictures. Such an amazing experience you are having; exploring beautiful country, enjoying wonderful food and repelling waterfalls; incredibly! I am so happy for you. I did tear up when you mentioned the kids. Just wait until you see the video I took of them when we passed through NY on our way to RI. The truly miss you too!

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