Perfumes are the feelings of flowers. ~Heinrich Heine, The Hartz Journey
Each night certain flowers of La Mariposa release the most fragrant of aromas. Nicaragua is the land of lakes and volcanoes, between the volcanic soil and frequent rains many trees and bushes can flourish by just putting a branch into the ground.
All of these flowers exist just outside our window. We took these pictures yesterday morning before we left for a trip to swim in a crater lake.
We'll post about the kids' trip to the active volcano and what it was like to swim in a crater lake of a volcano that is in 'repose'. Repose you say? Your feet were quick to register that the lake bottom was warm to the touch. As J pointed out, digging your toes into the sandy bottom you reached even warmer places. The water temperature was like a perfect bath, so perfect it was that we stayed in the water literally all day. We'll post more on this outing soon.
J played in the semi-finals this morning on a 12 year old boy's team that needed a 6th man. Unfortunately they didn't come out on top, they'll play for 3rd place next Sunday. As a die-hard Barcelona fan it was hilarious to see J don a Real Madrid (their archenemy) jersey to play in the game. Lucky for J, the gracious intern Chrissy loaned him her sneakers.
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| In Nicaragua they play sala futbol- yep on a basketball court! |
Gigi passed the time with Baby-O buying potato chips (Lays) and playing with Luis Jr., La Mariposa's driver's son. J's team were the only ones with jerseys, most played in t-shirts. One fellow had two different shoes on and more than a handful wore Chinese slippers but boy could they move the ball.
The rest of the day looked like this:
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