Great day, challenging day.
Yesterday afternoon and evening was a fun time, relaxing, reading, hanging out and playing cards, only 40 cards in Spanish deck. Many Americans I've met now, mostly younger.
Arose early at 6:00 and walked with some Primativo mates, Ed from UK&Spain and Phillip from Austria. Both in late 20s and about to start new jobs. They've been good fun, remarkable how quickly you make friends here... and form a trail family.
Aiden, a teacher from Virginia and the young Americans (early 20s) from Nebraska, Georgia and Brooklyn joined us for cards and dinner.
Today was"the toughest" climbing day on the trail, the hospitale route climbs for the first ten miles to over 4000 feet. The last seven were also a challenge with steep descents and more climbs.
As we were descending the peak, I was getting tired and kept stumbling over rocks. This was a bit scary as the edge was close. I was joking with Phillip about toppling over and said that if this happened my family would be asking him about my last moments and words... to which he replied, "hmm your last words were, 'Ed put down the big stick to take care of the little one,' " referring to Ed who was taking a pee break. Lol I nearly fell over the side again laughing, then told him to make sure he prefaced this with, Michael alway the great philosopher said, one must put down the big stick....'😳
The pics are amazing from today, including one of a tree more than a 1000 years old that had a long tradition here... people worshiped under the tree, they held town meetings and in old times warriors wore a necklace of its poisonous fruit in case captured by another tribe to commit suicide.
I took two selfies today one by accident when searching in my bag and one after the big climb... in which I don't look very happy.
There was a forest for thru the region on April which you can see in much of the photos by zoning in our by the brush in the following. Weird to walk thru this.
Tomorrow should be a lighter day.
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