Ciara and Dylan's Travelogue: A la finca!

So last Sunday our family here took us on a small outing to see their little farm. It was about a 30-45 minute walk, which was some good exercise for us. Doña Aracely, Jullissa, and Rosa took us. We brought a lunch to each once we were up there. It was a very beautiful walk, and the farm is very beautiful itself. There are so many fruits that grow here! Not much is in season now, but we did pick some grapefruits. We saw the passion fruit plants, which remind me of grape vines, and they will soon climb all over the trellis and fruit for 6 months. We saw avocado plants, squash, papaya, orange and lemon trees, and a neat Ceiba tree. Our host brother Erick lives on the farm in a small house that is full of artifacts of its artist inhabitant. The walls are painted with murals, there is an entire table devoted to jewelry making, a hammock hangs inside, and the whole thing is run off of solar energy. When we got there, there were like a million cheles. Apparently, Erick is pretty well hooked up with them. His girlfriend, Emma, is from Vermont and super nice, and funny. She and some of her friends hiked through the mountains the day before, from Matagalpa to San Ramón. They apparently left at 10 am and arrived her at 6 pm. Emma works for a company that gives out loans to local businesses, and her friends work for a variety of organizations from Witness for Peace to Esperanza Verde (an eco-tourism company).
Here are some photos of our outing!