9-2-2010

The kids were fascinated by the birds.

My boy Lemar´t again!

After walking so nicely, everyone had a glass of Inca Kola and fruits.


Tia Sonia and Tia Cristina from Norway on the way on the caminata.


Sara (left) and Milagros (right) enjoying the campo.

Tuesdays is the hiking day during summer holidays, and today we went to the town centre in Lunahuaná. This time I went with the kinder group, and we had tons of fun! We saw a lot of plants on the way, such as corn, grapevines, prickly pears, avocados, aji (a type of chili pepper that's orange in color), mangoes, etc. So we taught the kids to name them. We saw a bit of animal's defecation as well, and the kids pointed and said "kaka"! LOL All the kids walked all the way by themselves, although some requested to be carried occasionally. So I'd pick them up for a few seconds and they'd walk again. Cristina treated them with candies for walking nicely, and everyone was ecstatic! Once we arrived in town, all the kids needed to stop for a visit in the bathroom at a store, and after that, I treated them with "Inca Kola", which is a Peruvian soda, and we had fruits as snacks too. The owner of the shop was so nice, and provided us with tissues (for wiping the kids) and glasses for the soda, and we all sat in the backyard where there were a couple tables. There's also a live turkey! Some kids had fun making sounds as the turkey was singing, but most were scared when it's near. Afterwards, we went to a local hostal where has some birds for the kids to see. Then we went to a canotaje agency (whitewater rafting) that Cristina hired last weekend, and the owner was nice enough to let the kids play in the boat. All of them went mad and had tons of fun! I think I'll try whitewater rafting in the next weekend, which should be fun. Lemar't as always held onto me most of the time, and he danced whenever he hears music! And everywhere he went, he'd wave his hand to the people and said "la", which in his language means "hola" or "hello". Of course he was well received. Soon after all the fun, it's time to return home for lunch!