Off-roading Adventure

 

On Sunday morning, two of the my host parents' grandkids asked me I wanted to go with them in the jeeps--I didn't really know what that meant and that was all the more reason to go along. We drove out to Coronado, which is a town that borders San Jose.  We drove up a hill to a more rural area of the town where there were muddy roads that made for a shaky, fun ride in the jeeps. The photo directly above is a fancy shot (the grandkids and I had some fun with iphoto when the power went out Sunday night) of the two-person jeep that I was riding in with a friend of the family. The whole fun of the outing, however, was getting stuck! My host mother’s son, Carlos, was driving with his wife and three kids in a larger jeep, and had a more difficult time avoiding this fate. Every it happened, it was an excuse for everyone to get out of the jeeps and laugh on the situation. Towards the afternoon, the big jeep was stuck on a muddy hill and there was not much hope of it making its way to the top and no exit (or so we thought) at the bottom. As we tried to create a path for the jeep, we joked nervously about the inevitable downpour as we watched the clouds roll in (see below). 

We did not escape before the downpour began, and it took a change of directions (there did turn out to be exit at the bottom of the hill) and fixing a broken down jeep before we made it out, but nobody let that ruin the day. Everything that happened was simply funny to everyone and nobody ever doubted (except maybe me, as I struggled to understand everything people were saying) we would figure a way out. An enjoyable day to say the least...

...When I have access to a faster internet connection I'll be sure to post some more photos from the trip. This coming weekend I head to Punta Leona on the Pacific Coast, so I'll be sure to share some photos and highlights from that too when I get back. Hope all is well with everyone...