The other weekend we went out to Poza Verde for an extended weekend camping trip. Extended because we were trying to avoid the Carnaval craziness in the city. We got a little sample of another craziness as we left the city, half a mile of semis 3-4 lanes wide leftover from the trucker blockades right before Carnaval. Notice the oncoming traffic in the photo below, we had to cross over into the oncoming lane to get around it all.
During Carnaval people tend to spray each other with dye and throw paint filled balloons at cars hence a lot of people lay low or escape the cities for a few days. As you can see below even out in Poza Verde some of the kids got painted.
We joined Cesar's supporting church who were also out there camping out. We had a great time getting to know them and making new friends. They boys and I stayed in that tent under the tree to the right.
Of course there was plenty of Volley Ball, the sport of choice in Poza Verde.
And to the victors go the spoils!
We had some great morning devos and worship sessions. Jenna did a great job translating for me during my devo morning since I wasn't quite up to giving it in Spanish.
It was a toasty few days so we found ways to keep cool.
The bed of our truck became a popular hangout spot for the kids.
All our boys made friends fast.
I made some great new friends too! A bunch of fellow nature nuts/biology/herpetology students came to the camp out and we all went for a night time hunt for reptiles and amphibians.
We brought some of our finds back to share with everyone the next morning. Not everyone was as enthusiastic but the boys sure were!
Some times we struggled talking about the creatures we found across the language barrier but we understood the latin names!
The boys loved helping in the kitchen.
Making cuñape is always a big hit. It is cheesy yucca (tapioca) bread.
There was some great food and fellowship time
But what's for dinner?!?
Ah... grilled armadillo
Well we learned an important lesson: Always keep your freezer well stocked with the necessities such as Armadillo and birthday cake.
And ending with cute photo so as to not leave you on the image of an armadillo in the freezer.
