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Day 6 - She said: Hola!
So, after I left you yesterday, we went back to our hotel. I spoke to the taxi driver entirely in Spanish. Not only did I get us home, I also told him that I liked his music, to which he replied, "rock and roll."
When we got back, we put away our groceries. I continued the Spanish kick by asking our waitress, in Spanish, what sauce she recommended to go with the trout ravioli. Trout ravioli you say? Yes. This is what I learned.
If you EVER have the opportunity to order homemade ravioli stuffed with local lake trout, do it. If you have the option to oder it with wild mushroom sauce, order 5. Vegetarian? Get over it for a day. Not EVEN a whole day. A meal. No one will judge you…unless you pass up this opportunity. Seriously, you can be a vegetarian for the rest of your life. This is a once in a lifetime experience.
And….today. We woke up to find that yesterday's rain brought along a HUGE benefit in the form of clear skies today and a relatively "low-ash" day. We started off with another hike, which was lovely. Before we left, the guide shared some volcanic rock with us. It's SUPER light, and pretty awesome. This time the hike itself was along the beach. The dogs really enjoyed playing with the rocks and sticks along the way. AND we had a few people speaking English with us. In particular, there was a young girl who was very excited to practice her English, but shy to ask. She was lovely and did a great job!
We sort of hung out for awhile, during which time I called to book our "sailing with Jorge" excursion. I attempted to do it in Spanish. I thought I was doing pretty well, but the guy on the other end of the phone disagreed and found someone to speak English with me. Oh well, I tried my best and I was proud of myself for that…even if it WAS a bit of disheartening outcome. AND, we got 'er booked. So that's good.
After that was sorted out, we took the bus into town. Once we got here, we did some shopping (two words: chocolate shop) and found a cafe. It was a pretty uneventful wander, honestly, until Andy decided he wanted to get an air blower for his camera (did I mention it's dusty here?). WELL, let me tell you, when you have a man who doesn't speak good Spanish asking a man who doesn't speak good English for an air blower, amazing things happen.
I can only describe what Andy did to request said air blower as a sort of amalgamation of an obscene gesture and a juvenile noise associated with a bodily function of sorts. It did NOT produce the desire air blower. It DID, however, produce a great deal of laughter among all four of us inside the store. I still can't stop giggling and, admittedly, can't describe it in such a way that truly does it justice. Just know that it was hilarious.
And…that pretty much brings us to now. We have sampled the Patagonia Amber Lager, and are starting to think about making our way back…once my photos are uploaded.
Be forewarned RE the photos. I have NOT edited them down at all, but rather dumped them so I don't have to worry about them for now. I'll make the album pretty later.
That's all for now!
xo
- comments
Anna Thanks for the smile about Andy and his air blower We are so glad you are having a wonderful adventure! Love Anna
Rachel :) Glad to entertain. We met up with a former colleague of mine yesterday (he lives just a coupe hours away from where we're staying) and he said he was surprised we weren't directed to a back alley massage parlour. It was pretty funny. We are having an amazing time. Weather the last three days has been AMAZING! Love from us!