Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Answers to some questions about our trip.

 So you went shopping today.  What kinds of vegetables etc. did you find?  Are they really fresh?  How about fruit? 

>>>>> There are three days per week that farmers come in with fresh produce. Today I did not see any celery but we bought onion, tomatoes, zucchini, broccoli, cucumbers, avocado, and tangerines. We can eat anything we can peel or  cook. We are limited only in what we can carry and take home by "chicken bus a.k.a. a re-done school bus>>>cost 0.36 each one way. The prices for veggies are low so we do not haggle.

 
...you mentioned volcanoes.  Can you see any part of these in the distance?  Have you, and I truly hope not, felt any earthquakes?  ?  How has your weather been -- dry, wet, or some of both? 

>>>>> From our window we can see the active volcano Fuego (Fire).  It smokes but no one has said anything about lava flows from it. We have had beautiful weather, this is not the rainy season and we have felt no earthquakes.
 
 
How big is your apartment? 
 >>> It is a tiny studio. We have a private bath, bedroom, and mini-kitchen with a two burner stove top.
 
Are your girls ready to come and visit yet? 

>>>>>So far none of the girls feel brave enough to fly out here. My grandson Nick would come out in a heart beat but he is 5.

With all the walking have you been getting leg cramps at night? 

>>>>so far no cramps but the legs are tired. We are sleeping well to say the least.