Monday, January 18, 2010

Volcan Pacaya

Charlie's sister and her husband spent a few days with us, from Jan. 13 - 17. We really enjoyed their visit.


Dale and Mary Ann Martin.


On Saturday we hiked Pacaya, an active volcano. None of the children wanted to come, so it was just us "old folks". We set a slow pace and took our time. Our guide probably thought he'd never get us up and back down!

We didn't see a lot of lava. Bits of lava were slowly oozing out of the side of the mountain. Then red hot chunks would break off and roll down the slope. Charlie has hiked this volcano five or six times, and on each trip the lava is very different.


We took along marshmallows and our guide roasted them over some hot rocks.



It was a challenging hike but fun, too.




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