Heaven Lost Now Found

Day 5

Laguna Negra

Today we went to a restaurant in a park in a nearby town for lunch called Valonsadero. I had pollo with a special sauce and was surprised when it was cold-Cesar says they serve many meals cold during summer you can even order soup cold. Then we went up the hill and saw the bulls that will be in the fiesta next week, there are twelve of them all black and apparently about 200 horses follow them out of the gates, Nayla says it’s really pretty but the bulls are dangerous-we will have to get there early and find a big rock to stand on. After Nayla got some pictures there we starting making our way to Laguna Negra (the black lake). It’s at least an hour drive and we passed lots of rolling hills and big farms with hay rolls. We passed the plantano which is a big weird shaped lake. There was a town there where the lake formed so a bunch of buildings are actually under water. Kerri showed me the steeple of the town church that now sticks out of the top of the water, isn’t that awesome? We got to laguna negra and had to take a hike up to the viewing area, it’s a little lake surrounded by huge-huge cliffs, it is really really gorgeous, and lots of people were having picnics. We walked further and came a baby waterfall, we took pictures and put our feet in the water, it was very relaxing and tranquil. We made our way back down and on the side of the path, literally, were cows! Really really big cows! We took pictures and tried to feed them but had to be careful because here the cows have horns too just like bulls! Cesar says that one was pregnant, he knows lots about cows because his father owned several. Something else cool was that the surrounding town owns the mountain and lake, so if they have to chop down trees for safety and they sell the wood, the townspeople get a check in the mail not the government. Cool huh? We left and then drove around a cute town called Vinuesa. Then we stopped at a bar in pita plantano and had some sodas and talked. That’s really it, now im in bed-in a very uncomfortable position because that’s the only way I get internet. Just waiting for a good time to go to bed. :] Now that I am here I feel like it was impossible to live the last 19 years not knowing any of this existed, how incredible to be here.