El Baúl

It's already my last week in Xela, and I'm trying to make the most of every waking minute.  There were no scheduled activities with the school this afternoon, so I approached Kevin myself to ask if he would be willing to take a group to El Baúl, yet another local hike.  And, because he may actually be the greatest person alive, he eagerly agreed.

This time, instead of taking a camioneta, we took a microbus to our destination.  It's surprising how many people you can cram into a converted utility van.  The way there was surprisingly comfortable, but on the way back we had 19 people in the microbus, not counting the driver and the money collector.

The hike itself wasn't as strenuous as yesterday's rock scramble, but once again it afforded us some pretty cool vistas of Xela.  Also, we got some pretty good views of our bags and water bottles, which also made it into this otherwise picturesque photo.

There was a nice park at the top of the mountain with lots of cool features, but everything else paled in comparison to the giant concrete slides.  We all took turns going down them and even had a few races.  Obviously, my aerodynamic shape guaranteed an indisputable win.

That's it; I've decided: we need to build a giant playground for adults in Nameless Field.