another adventurous saturday

I meant to post yesterday, but it took so long to get my pictures up. Well yesterday was the first excursion with Tec. We went to visit Grutas de García (Garcia Caves.) It was an hour drive northwest of the city. The whole ride there was through the mountains. We arrive and after getting off the bus are told to go wait in line for the Gondola to the cave. The cave entrance was about 100 yards up the mountain, so we got on the Gondola and rode it up. The view for up there was awesome. We got in the cave and it was a nice 79 degrees inside, much better than the morning air outside. This cave unlike most in the US was totally dry inside, and it had many different levels to see. We walked up and down stairs, there were probably 2000, and all around the cave. The guide pointed out all the formations with names like: Dead Man’s Hand, The Divine Portrait, The Virgin of Guadalupe, The Christmas Tree, The Donkey’s Head, along with a few more. After finishing the tour we decided to take the path down the mountain since it had warmed up considerably since we arrived. It was a nice relaxing walk down. At the bottom were snack bars and gift shops. I got a big cheeseburger (with a beef patty, cheese, and ham), fries, and a drink for 50 pesos which is about $4.50. Then there was a big free for all to get back on the bus, so I ended up on the third one. We were supposed to leave at 1, and at 1:15 the driver figured we were all in and left. Then a little over 25 minutes later he got called and was told he left all the chaperones along with 15 people. This meant we had to turn around and get them, and wasted an hour. Oh well I didn’t have anything else to do. I put pictures up; also hope you like the pictures on the side bar.

The last night I went out with two of my roommates to a bar in the Plaza in front of our house. The bar was a separate room of a restaurant that is part of the Holiday Inn but in a separate building. It was the three of us and another group of three and then after an hour they left. It was a nice night out. Another week here draws to a close. I hope everyone has a great upcoming week, and enjoys their MLK break. Oh well I get a day off in February to make up for it.