Islas Ballestas

Islas Ballestas
Aka: "The Poor Man´s Galapagos". . . but we did see a lot of birds for that $25!

Sandboardin`

Sandboardin`
Like snowboarding, but shockingly, velcro straps and a heavy wooden board do not allow for easing carving on sand!

Tired & Sandy

Tired & Sandy
Note the particularly sandy region around Mike´s mouth, oh wait, he just hasn´t shaved in a week.

Sunset in Huanchaco

Sunset in Huanchaco
So purdy.

Surf Camp

Surf Camp
Don´t let my professional looking equipment fool you, I have no idea what I´m doing.

Miraflores

Miraflores
This part of Lima was a little overcommercialized for my liking, but I will admit that the cathedral does look pretty cool at night.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Volcan de Mud

Possibly the most fun we've had yet was on our trip to the mud volcano today, and as you can see, we jumped right in! Only about an hour away from Cartagena, we joined some other tourists on a day trip to Volcan de Lodo El Totumo. The mud felt disgusting at first, but as you got used to it, it was kinda nice! The volcano seemed to be a bottomless pit of mud, but there was no way you could sink into it as your legs kept popping up out of the mud and you had to physically push them back down because the mud was so thick! There are actually guys there who have the job of pushing tourists around in the mud all day because it's impossible to maneuver yourself in it!

As usual, lot of gross Colombian men were staring at us in our bathing suits, but at least we had mud to cover our bodies this time. Getting it off and out of my hair was slightly difficult, but apparently there are 51 minerals in the mud so my skin is all nice and soft-like now! Why pay to go to the spa when you can jump into a mud volcano?
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  1. Auntie SpikeFebruary 10, 2009 at 9:15 PM

    Sounds like you are having a ton of fun and what an adventure.

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