Semana Santa 2008

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Chicacao Round II

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Cataloging in Chicacao

Waiting for the bus in Esquintla

The streets of Chicacao

The view from our hotel

Volcano poofing in background

Local bus in Chicacao

Kids outside library
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Lots of activity outside

Kids line up to get in
Because the space is so small kids have to wait until there is an available seat

Cataloging amongst the kids

Blanca and Norma decide

Kati and Edith hard at work

Francis and Luis

Norma catalogs

Francis the mad coder

Edith learns the Dewey System

Luis was the label God!

Kati neck deep in coding

Norma codes the History books

Blanca preps the spine tape

3 Librarians at work

Throwing out the old books!

Blanca searches for old books

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Closed for Inventory

Sunset in Chicacao

Market Day Melons

Boy selling orange juice

Church on main square

Used clothing market

Off to market

Our diplomas

Our hotel owner and staff

Mini bus ride down the hill

Waiting for the bus
Christmas in Cuba 2007

Our guide, Eric
With his girlfriend and Catherine

Cuban women
selling flowers and photos

Lighthouse at mouth of harbor

A lazy day on the Malecon

City View of Havana

Old Pharmacy

Skeleton inside pharmacy

View of Old Havana

Fancy work by our maids

Our hotel lobby bar

ANOTHER mojito!

They LOVE their heroes

Typical old building

Typical condition of housing

How can people live here?

Closer view

Plaza Vieja

The library

San Francisco Building

Bacardi Building

High rise apt building

Baseball is their national sport

Viva Fidel!

Their sentiments about Bush

A thousand words

Local watchdog chapter

The more you block us,
The more we grow

Mr. Imperialist
We are not afraid of you!

Location of the former US
Embassy

US Interests Section

Local market with very little

Slim pickings

Tea on our hotel patio

The old Hershey train

All aboard!

We left from Casa Blanca

Janine and Angela joined us

Final destination - Guanabo!

Local transport in Guanabo

We came upon this pizza place

The pizza chef

Note all the fresh fruit!

Mailbox

Soooo much music!

Cathedral

View from Hotel Sevilla


Monk Hotel

One of MANY of Fidel's quotes

Giant Jesus overlooking city

Flamenco show
The Cuban ballet performed Phantom of the Opera

Fashion Show

Women model their crocheting

End of show


Our taxi

Straight 6
The driver INSISTED that we take this photo

'57 Cadillac

Row of taxis







American made, with Cuban plates
French description, and Japanese markings....

China Town entrance

Capitol Building

Typical plaza

Bici taxis

Waiting for a fare

Coco Taxi
Mom's Birthday Visit

Mom at the Copan ruins

Copan ruins, Honduras

Jim with the Maccaws

Maccaws on the fence

Look at those colors!

Copan museum piece

Little boy posing for photos

SMILE!

Virgen de Guadelupe Day

Girl in traditional dress

More dress ups

Boy saying a prayer with mom

Proud of his costume

Moms leans in at the parade

Band in front of the church

Parade for the Virgin

Little girl spreads flowers

Proud of his display

Crowd in front of La Merced

Nino with moustache

What big eyes you have!

Baby in traditional dress

Maddy poses for the camera

Johnny the muchacho

Tatiana poses too!

Maddy and her basket head

Mom and Jim with Agua

San Jose ruins

Jr. Suite at Posada Santiago

Fireplace in the suite

Posing with the local weavers

Coffee picker

Family in Tzanchaj

Family in Tzanchaj

Temporary housing in Tzanchaj

Our school project

Johnny aka Mr. Guacamole!

Mom's birthday party

John's patio

Maddy's party outfit

Chris, Steve and Gracie

Getting Mom oriented
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Mom winds up for the pinata
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Mom and her cheering squad

She swings!!!

Slugger!

Tatty takes a turn

Tatty makes contact
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Maddy dawns the blindfold

Go Maddy!

Gracie is a professional!

The remains of the pinata

Blowing out the candles

Chocolate Cream! Mmmmm
San Francisco Book Event

Brian and Kristen
La Feria de Animales!

Michael and Joan

Erin, David and Kristen

Isabelle, Frances, Steve & Rosey

Kristen, Rosey and Sheila

K, Isa and Denis

Greg Rodrigues & Kristen

Lisa, Annie, Isa and Kathleen

Lisa, Annie, and Kristen

Dr. Suess gets top billing
Kristen and Rosey

K, Annie and Laura

Lisa, Isa and Eileen

Julia, Sheila and K

K and Annie

Mike Seely & K

Frances, Lisa and Isa

The Girls

MORE Women!

Sheila and Julia

Annie and Mike
Laura Putnam Training

Laura and John
present Habits of Mind training at Melotto

Breakout Sessions
Who do you most admire?

List of admired people

Laura y John

Breakout Groups

Group Presentations
List of most admired people

Who we admire most
And why?

John helps out

A teacher gets involved
Participation is encouraged

Laura bundles up
It was FREEZING!

Laura and Kristen
Not looking our best!

Teacher jumps in


Librarian Training in Quixaya
Warm-up dynamic

Adventures in Reading
Workshop after two weeks


Jose and Carlos
read Froggy plays Soccer

Tandem Reading

Oragami Frogs

Oragami Hats

John sports his new cap

Norma and Carlos

Elba Models her hat

Laura gives a lecture
on reading aloud

Laura reads Clifford


Laura reads Clifford
Now I know....

I am wondering.....
Jimmy Bradley Birthday Party

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Sharon's Visit

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Scott's Graduation

Red carpet photo
Rachael and Gary

Rachael and Gary
Before Pre-Prom cruise

Pinning the boutineer


Newport Harbor

Rachael and Gary

Dad helps with the tie

Mark and Scott

Tie adjustments

Scott and Justine
Pre prom in front of her house

Dominic and Scott

Justine and Scott

Helping Justine into the car

Off to the Prom


Have Fun at the prom!

The salon in Joseph's boat

Scott dons his wetsuit

Suiting up for the cold Pacific

Ready to snorkel

Yo Ho! Yo Ho!
Meghan as a pirate

Scott curls up in the galley

The gang above the isthmus

Scott drives the dinghy

The Anderson clan

Isthmus Harbor, Catalina

Scotty off on the Hummer tour

Jeff in the old backyard

Jeff and Kristen

Jeff and Bobbie

Dad and Kristen

Andersons at graduation

The Graduate and proud parents

Big hug for Grandma Sharron

Proud Godmother


Scott and Bailey

With Grandma Connie

With Connie, Sharron and Jim

Handsome graduate

Lots of honors


Kristen and Rachael

Hangin'at the graduation party

Kristen and Mark

Sibling love

Aunt Kristen and Scott

Dad and his kids

Hot wrapping paper
Scott thought that was the present!

Congrat Cake

Mom and Kristen

Matching Cheek Bones

Mark chases Odie

Mark chases Odie

Mark and Odie

Mom and Meghan
Laura Putnam Visit

On top of ol' Lyndon
the name of my mule

Richard and Pat
Two others on our tour

View from the top
of Finca Filadelfia

Laura's mule takes a break

Laura and Kristen on the summit

Our guides Manuel and Carlos

Classroom at Melotto
Every Tuesday is reading day

Christine reads about monsters!

Wrapt attention

Christine the volunteer

They get transfixed!

First Graders




Kristen explains the exercise

Using their chairs for desks


Sergio draws his monster

Drawing is taken VERY seriously!

Laura and the 2nd graders

Where the Monsters live!

Kids wait for us outside
Yes! Teachers pee too!

An impromptu geography lesson

Lily learns where kangaroos live

Kristen, Lilly and Christine

Christine reads about blueberrie

Lilly just didn't want to leave!

Laura tutors the math class

Laura's math class grows

Kristen reads about mice

Christine




They LOVE facial expressions!

Taking care of her sister

John and Laura at Panza Verde

Kristen and John

Buena amigas

Laura teaches the teachers

Eduardo, the principal, helps

Teacher training at Melotto
Even as adults, the men and women sit separately.

Our bed at Casa del Mundo

The hotel guide was attached
to the desk by a string.

View from the patio

Relaxing on the patio

Applying sunscreen

Laura models her hat

Taking the plunge!
The true form of a gymnast.

Balcony at Casa del Mundo

Cute, but a bit ridiculous!

Our room was more like a doll
house. We could barely move.

View of the lake
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View from our balcony
at Lomas de Tzununa

Pool at Lomas
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Aqua marine waters


Everything in the hotel is
perched on a cliff

Flowers

Coffee Tour in San Juan
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The team at the coop
They couldn't have been nicer.

Rodrigo and Kristen
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Rodrigo cooks for us

K and L at Rodrigo's

Kristen tries to help
Dia de Libros

Tables under the arcade

Crayons and stickers

Buses in front of muni building

Bibliobus in front of the Muni

Kids hard at work

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Colin gives some instruction

Socorro teacher reads aloud

A new story every 10 minutes


The city blocked the streets

Norma gets down on the mat

A long line for a bus tour

Socorro teachers help out

Undivided attention

Dad helps out the little one

They couldn't get close enough

Hard at work

The kids LOVE the pictures


On deck to read her book

The line up of teachers



Proud Authors of their books


Sandra and her 3rd book!

Inside the bus


Little boy reads to Norma

Young man reads to his mother

Kristen and her kids
I found these two kids playing in the fountain while Mom sold lottery tickets.

One on One

Horse and cart

Apple vendor
This little boy was supposed to be selling apples all day.

Dad helps out

Sandra and her little brother
Semana Santa 2007

Carpet inside San Francisco

Vegetable offerings in carpet

More vegetables

Coocooroochoos in purple

Carrying the anda

LIttle Boys

Little Girls

Little Girls procession

David, Isabelle and Denis
Horse carriage ride

Finney Family at El Calvario

Woman selling palm offerings

The gang at El Calvario

David didnt want to get out

Horse carriage ride

Luis Miguel





Heavy Lifting for the Women

Paying Penance

Virgin Mary

Women from behind
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Velacion in San Francisco

Alfombra inside San Francisco

Street Alfombra

Pine Needles and Flowers


Carpet in the making

Roman Soldiers

Roman Soldiers

Roman Soldiers

Ednas son, Christian

Carpet on my street

3D Carpet

Simple, but lovely


Margaret at 4am with coffee

Step 1 with forms

Laying the sawdust

Roman Soldiers start





Jonathan, Margaret and John
We began at 3am walking the streets.

Miniature procession

Sparkly carpet

Textured sawdust

Attention to detail

Pine needles in circles

Pressing sawdust into forms


Gray Scale carpet

Adams family??






Roman Soldiers

Daybreak Procession

Dawn parade


Easter Balloons?


My Knight in shining armor!

At rest in the chariot

Beautiful carpet

Map of Central America
every country is a different vegetable


Simply beautiful!

Midnight procession

PROBIGUA carpet

Redemption Float

Pink Flamingos
And their significance to Easter??

Incense Man

Cloud of Incense

Holy Men confer


First steps on the carpet



Cleaning crew one step behind
El Zapote

Sadie and her Dad

Sadies first rope swing

Idyllic Pond at El Zapote

Picnic area in the shade

Leslie and Michael

Carlos, Jonathan and John

Ahhhh...tranquility

Island tree with egret

Annie, Sherry and Nancy

Island with tree on fire

View of volcano behind

Sadie, Paula and Fritz

Lily Pond


Waterfall into pond

Pond with lilies


White Lilies

Waterfall
Portland Office Visit

Santa Cruz Balanya
Church and Central Square

Central Square
Santa Cruz Balanya

Rick Carroll Library
How's that for your name in lights?

The Man Himself

Gloria with signed copy
Signatures from George and Laura Bush

President Bush Bag
Mayor and Rigoberto examine the gift bag from Bush

Rick displays more signed books

Rick with signed copy

Rick with his prized possesion

Rigoberto and Rick

Staff photo
Library at Santa Cruz Balanya

DON'T TOUCH
And they wonder why there is a literacy problem!

World' most UNfriendly bookshelf
Located in the El Pedregal restaurant, all the books were wrapped in newspaper

Hahn and Noemi
Volunteer with the Pedro Molina librarian

Music Class at Pedro Molina

Rio Bravo Library

Rio Bravo
Extension project

Girl inside Rio Bravo

Girls in Rio Bravo

Nancy and John with Librarian
Rio Bravo Library

Chicacao Library

Outside Chicacao

Yepocapa Computer Center
Original location of the library in front of Rigo's parents house.

Computer Center - Yepocapa
Only internet in town

Yepocapa Computer Center

School Bus

Yepocapa School Bus
Happy faces

Kids in front of library
Yepocapa

Yepocapa Library
1st Library in the PROBIGUA project

Yepocapa Playground

Yepocapa Kids

Yepocapa Kids

Group photo
follwing an English lesson

Group photo
Count the peace signs!

Acatenango playground
It's the rim of the world!

Acatenango view
Horticulture project in foreground

Acatenango Church

Girls in Sumpango

Front of Sumpango library

Hahn outside library

Book Donation

Gifts from the librarian

Church in Central Park

Group photo in Central Park

Performance at CEDIN

Kids in traditional dress
waiting to perform for us

Traditional Dance

Little Campasinos

Couples Dance

Walking down the aisle

Million $ Smile at CEDIN

Beading Project - CEDIN

CEDIN girl
building a brick wall

Colin explains his garden projec
Each child has a booklet demonstrating the progess of their vegetable garden

Brick Factory
He's putting mud into a frame and smoothing it flat to make a roof tile

El Tejar Tile Factory
Men work all day and are paid by the brick

Sun dried bricks

Lunchtime at CEDIN

Lunch time at CEDIN
You've never tasted better guacamole!

Thank You Weaving
Kim and Lyle from Ethical Bean receive a token of thanks for their donations

Kids line up for the show
CEDIN Training

Karen Weber
gave a class on reading to kids

Emma stands by translating

CEDIN teachers

Emma and Karen

Class participation
This was an imitation of a cat

Neck bends
Can you bend your neck like a penguin?

Monkey Business

Happy Kids at CEDIN

Karen leads with Emma

More happy kids

Toothbrushes
They are taught good dental hygiene

Teachers

Karen describes
learning processes

Do as I SAY

Do as I DO

Shadow movements

Emma and Jeffrey

Hokey Pokey

Cross Cultural Learning
Jerry and Mildred

Carol and Claudia

Dancing in Courtyard
Adventures in Reading

Bus Stop
One day the kids came out to wait for the bus with me

Adventure in Reading
Group II

Sonja

Arts and Crafts Project
The kids take this VERY seriously!

Wave Everybody!

Reading on their own
This makes me more excited than you know

Curious George
An international favorite!

Kristen Reads in Spanish
It's harder than you might think!

Rapt Attention

Grasshopper Story

Maylin and Kristen

Group Photo
Graduation Day

Empty Library
Awaiting the arrival of the kids and parents

Star of David
...and a wailing wall in front of the library. Dont ask me!

Blanca prepares

More welcome speech

Its a Small World

Un pequeno mundo

Fable reenactment
The Lion and the Rat

Rat encounters lion

The cast takes a bow

Eating contest
Agnes is eating cookies

Sergio inhales a banana

Jasmin eats a tomato

Maylin blows the winning bubble

Group II sings

Singing
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Dance Contest

The winners

Salsa anyone?

The proud parents

My favorites

Kristen hands out diplomas

Congratulation hug

BIG HUG from Evylin
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Barney Pinata

They LOVE pinatas!

Scramble for the candy
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SUGAR!!!!
Michael's Visit

Loading up the bikes

Michael and I
Just like old times...

Victor
Our guide said that we were the fastest group he'd ever had.

The town of Istapa

Food booth in Istapa
We DIDN'T eat there.

Cruising thru Istapa

San Simon Offerings
This stand sold offerings for San Simon

Window shopping
We comtemplated buying an offering at the roadside stand

Typical street in Istapa

Homeless woman
Great shot of a woman looking in on the festivities

Musicians
These believers are thanking San Simon for their blessings by getting drunk

Dancing Women
Another show of gratitude is to dance for San Simon in exchange for his blessings

The Gringos look on
Who DOES NOT belong in this photo?

More onlookers

Da Man!
San Simon is covered in plastic and draped because everyone throws alcohol on him

Inside the sanctuary
Each color candle has a different significance for love, health, prosperity, etc

Inside the sanctuary

Another group of celebrants

Horse waits at door

Streets near Parramos
Our mt. bike ride took us through miles of fields

To the market
Not quite sure if this is an herb, or weeds they dry for fuel.

Laden Donkey

Nobody rests
Notice the boy has an equally heavy load.

Bike Shop
Michael outside the local bike shop in Parramos

How does this work?

Laundry day
I learned that I had a mite in my skin and had to wash ALL my clothes. ick.....

Panza Verde
After a long day on the bikes, we ate at Panza Verde. Ahhhh...

In Panza Verde
Muy guapo!

I want the steak done sorta....
I may never be able to speak Spanish WITHOUT hand gestures.

Panza Verde Candlelight

Tortilla lady
I pass this lady every day while she make tortillas

Regina and Kristen
Working the corner

Coca-Cola lamppost
Coca-Cola paid to have all the above ground electrical lines put underground.

Regina and K
Notice the FULL HEAD height difference. I LOVE that!

The Bodegona
This is Antigua's version of Wal-Mart. It's got a little bit of everything.

Kristen and Regina in the market
I'm afraid I'll lose her.

Inside the Bodegona

Food Service
inside the market.

Guatemalan shopping cart

Butcher shop
Do you see refrigeration anywhere?

Mound o' chicken

Regina bargains for beef

Shopping cart return

Live chickens and a turkey

Mountain o' chicken

Old woman and her chickens

Bus coming into market

Pineapple vendor

Strawberry Girl

Carbon Vendor
She obviously didn't want her picture taken. She later threw charcoal at Michael.

Regina's cousin
Vegetable vendors

Chicken Bus
out to the macadamia nut farm

Valhalla
Organic macadamia nut farm

Entrance to the farm

Dining table under the trees

ANOTHER great meal

Ginger plant

MMMMMmmmmm
Pancakes with macadamia nut butter.

Julio, our guide
describes this machine that removes the first layer from the nuts

Organic bathroom

An uncertain passenger
Check out the expression of the guy next to me!

R & R time
Michael and I got massages at the local spa. $20 for an hour. Woo Hoo

Lighting of the park
Central Park was lit up for Christmas

The Main Cathedral

Fireworks overhead
So close, that we both got embers on our clothes and in our eyes.

Beto and Regina
We hung out the B & R for a last supper.
Gordon College Group

Early morning kitchen gathering

Buddy's blisters
Bonnie plays nurse

Clean up
Hannah and Kirk have KP duty

Meghan and Rachel
HOURS of chipping cement

Mike descends the ladder

Josh and Mike on the roof

Kitchen Crew
These women cooked for us 3 times per day.

Chow Time
Our dining table inside the sanctuary

Rachel's imitation
of the Statue of Liberty

ENOUGH
I think we all had enough of chiseling

Rebar on roof

Pastor Carlos
We couldn't have done it without him

Play day
One afternoon we had 50 kids from the community come to play.

Hee and her kids

Grrrrr....

Tiger cage
The Guatemala City zoo was quite impressive!

Tiger

Jacqueline and Stephanie
Zoo day with the kids

Giraffes

Zoo shot

Soooooo serious
It's a Guatemalan custom NOT to smile for photos

Jackie and Steph
DON"T smile for the camera

Kirk catching some Zzzzzs

Josh and his boys
Sleeping after a long day at the zoo.

Zzzzzzzz
Poor kid couldn't keep her head up she was so tired.

Out for the count

Mr. Coooool !
wearing Josh's groovy shades.

Sleeping Beauty
Julia takes a cat nap

Rebar on the roof

Kirk saw forms for the cement

Building forms

Buddy at work

View of the roof

Part 2 of the roof

Cement Delivery

Lining the boots
The workers wrapped their feet with paper to protect them from the cement

Church service
The group sang for the service

One verse English, one in Spanis
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Rachel explains
the group's purpose and objectives

Mike gives his story
He sold his Lacrosse helmet to get here

Hee's turn
Shortly before the trip, she received a donation allowing her to come

Buddy's story
A woman from his church won a motorcycle, sold it, and donated part of the money

Edwin, Nanci, Angela
My little friends

A group shot

The whole family

Julia and child

Josh in his hammock

Building the ladder

Ladder up!

Raising the ladder

Production line
These guys were poetry in motion as they passed the water for the cement

Cement pools
Adding water to the pools

More water brigades

Mixing the cement
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Piles of cement, rock and sand

Cheering committee
Unfortunately a lot of the cement work left the women to sit and watch

Carolyn, Nilda and Jennifer
sleeping on the table

Mixing the cement
Without a mixing machine, we had to mix it by hand.

Lunch time
for a much deserving crew

Josh and Bonnie
"supervising" Buddy

Buddy
Posing for the calendar

Buddy, Josh, Bonnie
Getting it all documented

Rebar experts

Tight spaces

Chow Time
Our table set for another meal

Hotel Uxlabil
A WONDERFUL Eco Hotel in San Juan

Erin and Hannah
in front of Hotel Uxlabil

Clara and Petrona
Our gracious hostesses at the hotel. She invited me back to teach me to weave.

Shores of Lake Atitlan
It was REALLY windy

Coffee tour
on the shores of Lake Atitlan

Kids in San Juan
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More kids
Dia de Los Muertes

Decorated tomb for Nov. 1
Traditionally, families come out to repaint and bring flowers

Antigua Cemetery
Tombstones here are all white

Emily and Paul

Cofino Family Tomb
We saw these wreaths being made the day before

Cemetery at Sumpango
Notice how much more colorful

Kid at fence of cemetery

Family in Sumpango

Antigua wall of crypts

Sumpango

Little Sumpango girl

BIG kites
Each kite has a different message.

Another entry
Can't believe they burn them afterwards

Kites

Volcano theme

Christy and Kristen

Dad & Bobbie

Preparing for flight

No wind above

Red Baron Flies Again!

Amanda and her kite

YEAH! ONE KITE MADE IT!

Flying High

Another kite prepares for flight

Downed kite

Up, up and away!

Sumpango Cemetery
Very different from the all white Antigua cemetery

Sumpango Cemetery

One last look at all the kites
Finca de Pancho

Farm House
This is one of the houses on the property.

View of Volcan Agua

Garden shot

Wild Peacock
In Spanish the name of this bird translates to "Royal Turkey!"

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Patio of Main House
I can't even describe how perfect the pointsettias are

More Poinsettias

Inside the main house
An indoor garden display

Orchid Greenhouse
Rows and rows of orchids in different stages of growth

Pancho on phone
Always on call

Orchid

Pancho in coffee farm
Behind the orchid greenhouses lie acres of coffee plantation

Pancho and Kristen

Merry Christmas!
Rows and rows of poinsettias

Kristen and Black

Forever Red

View of volcano
And Black's head.
El Remate

Sunset Boat Cruise
On Lake Peten

More lake views
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Sunset drinks

Another shore view

Small houses on shore
We all thought we could be somewhere in the midwest.

View of Camino Real Hotel
From the water

Bobbie at the wheel
Dad is playing co pilot

The WONDERFUL pool
This was a welcome relief after the heat

Waterfall in pool
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THIS feels like a vacation!

Ah Yes...MORE drinks!

Morning walk through rain forest

Cloud forest view

Kristen with guide

Steep steps
These were coming down from a buried temple

Breakfast with a view
Puerto San Jose

Black Sand Beach
Bobbie and Dad on a walk on the beach

Kristen and Dad
Puerto San Jose

Morning Stroll

Arent they cute!

Bobbie and the lone palm
Notice all the trash!

New leg AND new shoes!

Drinks in the pool
Villas del Pacifica

The whole place to ourselves!

All meals included
It really got ridiculous!

Front of the hotel

Wreckage from Hurricane Mitch

Ferries across the canal

The other side

Armed guard for the Pepsi truck
They take their drinks seriously!

Tortugeria in Monterico

The ONE turtle
An hours drive and a near robbery for this!

The turtle...again

Close Up
I think that is his best side.

Iguanas

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Pile o iguanas
A real family affair

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The caimans

More Caimans
They almost look plastic

Creepy Crawlers

Bobbie the fish
We couldnt get her out!

Relaxing by the Pool
Dads reading a book we ALL read that week. A page turner

Loofa farm
I feel cleaner already!

ANOTHER meal
STOP the maddness!
Tikal

Arrival in Flores
Yes! I flew in a small plane!

Man! It was hot!
One of the many rest stops

Interesting tree
Cant remember the name. Too hot!

Tree trunk

Mayan Ruins

Temple

LOTS of steps
I think I climbed this one

More temples

Mask

Closed for climbing
I think they closed this one cuz too many people died trying to climb it

Dad in front of temple

Temples above the jungle

More hidden temples

Temple tops

Tarantula
Eeeekk!

Tree

Dont try this at home
Introducing a scorpian to a tarantual

Kristen atop a temple

Yes, more temples

One of the highest..
November 25 Procession

Emily at work

The cross and stars

Emily

Side view

Notice the beautiful candles
Right in the middle of the path. This was a problem

Neighbor Isabel
puts on a finishing touch

The procession leaders

The anda, or float

The "float" up close

Entering the church

Quite ominous

DUCK!!


Emily and Zola
Those may be the only flowers that weren't smashed by the end of the evening
Costa Rica

Volcan Arenal
Active volcano looming over the largest man-made lake in Costa Rica.

Annie
On the water between Arenal and Monteverde

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Boat taxi
Notice the fancy dock

Thermal Baths
Baldi Hot Springs...by far the nicest springs Ive ever seen

Our favorite brand....Papi Crac
We werent sure whether to eat these chips or smoke them.

Animal, vegetable or ????
This was the ugliest dog Ive ever seen. Poor thing

Horseback Tour
We stopped laughing long enough to take this photo. Talk about saddle sore!

Caballos
We rode the cowboys...I mean horses, for 5 hours!

Annie get your gun

Valley in Monteverde

Fig Tree
We parked the horses and took a hike to a waterfall

Stream leading to waterfall

Dense Foliage

More waterfalls


Tranquil Resting Spot

The waterfall

Top half of waterfall

Red seed pods

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Annie in action

Insect World
Creepy but Cool!

Scarab beetle
Female beetle with a NASTY bite

Tarantula

Zipline Map
11 ziplines cross the canopy for quite a ride!

Annie on canopy bridge
before the zipline

Yipppppeeeee!
Annie sliding into home plate

Zippy and Skippy

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She flys through the air
with the greatest of ease

The daring young girl
on the flying trapeze!

From the tower high above
With our guide, Antonio

Good look at the zipline

The tower
springs from the forest

Canopy walk

Searching for wildlife
(besides Annie)

Wild flowers

Walking Stick bug
Camoflauged as a stick

Annie in the forest


Purple wild flowers

Fern from above

Treehouse Restaurant
We ate dinner on the second floor

Red Flowers

On the lookout for wildlife

Crocodile on shore
Mangrove tour in Tamarindo

Iguana

Baby Crocodile
hidden in the mangroves

Beware of Crocs!

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Crabs
These red, orange and blue crabs were everywhere..

Count the crabs
I think there are at least 25 crabs in this photo

Mangrove forests
There were about 30 monkeys above us, too small to photograph

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Sunset on Tamarindo

Sunset 2
at Tamarindo

Sunset 3
Surfer family packs up the boards for another day. Their son was about 3 yr.!

More sunset
More of the surfer family

Sorry..but MORE sunset!
This was just amazing!

Dinner at Kahiki
I ordered the shrimp and got an entire pineapple plantation

Pool at Pasatiempo
Notice the crowds. I think there were only 6 people in the hotel

Pasatiempo Walkway

Pool Time
We spent some time here trying to escape the heat.

Sleeping Beauty
After a long day of surfing, Annies attempt at reading doesnt get too far
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Teacher Miriam
Annies teacher. Note how big Annie looks next to her.

View from the cross
Annie and I climbed to the cross that overlooks Antigua

Antigua View
Annie and I overlooking Antigua

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Happy Birthday Annie!
Annies birthday cake

San Geronimo
Overlooking the courtyard of the ruins of San Geronimo

Courtyard of San Geronimo

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Procession of St. Francis
Saint Francis of Assisi parade

Local woman in parade

Incense
Lots of women in ropa typica

Outside our front door
An example of the unannounced processions that pass by our house

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Volcan San Pedro, Atitlan

View from Mikaso Hotel
Annie and I on the balcony at our hotel on Lake Atitlan in the town of San Pedro

Fishin hole
Two boys fishing with only string

Market in Santiago
Famous wall hangings

Market in Santiago

Enlightened Bread
Gotta love their marketing attempts

Laundry Room
Women from Santiago doing their wash in the lake

Girl with grandmother
This little girl was FASCINATED with my camera

Peek- a- boo
This girl could only giggle at pictures of herself

Annie in focus
Annie watches as I play with local girl on boat

Sunrise on Lake Atitlan
Lake with one lone fisherman at sunrise

Sunrise 2
Early risers before climbing Volcan San Pedro

Sunrise 3

Annie in Tuk Tuk
Our early morning transport to the volcano

San Pedro Center
This is the start of the hike up Volcan San Pedro

Half Way Point
This is the view of the lake from about half way up

Cloud forest
Dense forests barely allow in sunlight

The Summit!
One more volcano!

Another summit view
I think this is about 10,000 ft.

Atop San Pedro
The clouds roll in...

View of Santiago below

Waiting for the boat ferry
Annie bongos with the local
Independence Day

Indigenous Women
In their ropa typica or typical clothing.

Majorettes
They show more legs today than they will in a lifetime


Nose strap
This CANNOT be comfortable, yet several band members wore their straps like this

Vive Guatemala!

Little Princess
Every school seems to have an elected princess

Tourism Bureau entry

Tourism promotion
Girls carry photos of different regions in the country

More party dresses

Bird or mountain?
We think she is supposed to be the national bird, quetzal.

More Typical Clothing

Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Not sure why their faces are painted so white

Easter Parade Preview
This is typical of the processions during Easter week.

Street Parades
These were actually some of the bands that didnt make the cut for the big parad

More fallouts
Notice that there are only drums and bells. It makes for quite some noise

Marimba Bands
Torch Run

Close Up
Annie and I are ready to RUN!

The Beginning
Annie and I held the torch before it was lit

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Rigoberto kicks us off
The director of Pedro Molina lit the torch

Torch lighting ceremony
This was the start of the 8 mile run

PROBIGUA Mobile
This was our support vehicle for our 10 mile journey

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Sebastian
Our tallest runner

Run, Annie, Run!
Annie is wearing the red pants

Torch Madness
A group of school kids running with their torch

More Torches!
This group was bit more organized!

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Job Well Done!
Annie, Antonio and Kristen, soaked, but happy.

Amanda, Kristen, Emily
More torch runners and supporters

Independence Day display
The secretaries at the school built this model in honor of Independence Day
Volcan Acatenango

Volcan Atitlan at Sunrise
The view of more volcanoes in the distance

Bernard at sunrise
We began hiking at 6:30am. Bernard is a friend from my Spanish school who invited me to hike with him.

Typical trail with views in back
This is the group in the first 10 minutes of climbing thru a farmers crops.

Close up of the group
2 Dutch girls, 1 Italian guy (taking photo), 1 Canadian and the Guatemalan Guide, Luisa

Land of volcanoes
The last peak on the right is the highest peak in Central America.

More rain forest
Theres a trace of Ingrids red jacket in there.

Dense rain forest
There are 3 different climate zones during the hike. This is one of them.

Red Flowers
Guide didnt know the name, but they were everywhere.

More Red flowers

Yellow Flowers

Purple flowers
Dont you love my scientific identification??

Cloud Forest
These sparse trees are the next climate zone up the mountain

Local Hunters
We encountered this group of deer hunters who were illegally on the prowl.

Side of volcano
The black volcanic ash was MISERABLE to climb.

Slowest leg
You slide back 2 feet for every 3 feet forward, but a kick to come down!

Near the top
This is the lip between two volcanoes

Group photo in valley
Just before starting the final ascent.

Craters Edge
Im standing on the lip of an old crater, but you cant really tell.

More volcanic ash!
Slowly, slowly, Bernard makes his way up more of the frustrating ash.

The Summit!
The Dutch girls stayed in the valley, but the four of us made it to the top.

Smiles at the top
Me, Bernard, and our guide, Luisa at 13,100 ft!

Cold and cloudy summit
Not much to see up here, but a great feeling of accomplishment.

Hanging out

We did it!
Bernard and I were SO happy here.

Waiting for Fuego
There is an active volcano just 2k from Acatenango, but we couldnt see it. We sat here waiting for it to blow.

Lunch time
We ate a well-deserved lunch about half way down.
Volcan Pacaya

Welcome to Pacaya
Fancy sign at park entrance

Route to volcano

Taxi Service
Amiga, amiga, no fatiga.. Ride instead of walk! Gotta love their marketing!

Lagoon

Volan Agua
View of highest volcano in the area.

View of Pacaya in distance

A San Francisco
The way home??

First sign of lava

Path of destruction
This is where the path USED to be.

New Lava
The week before this as NOT here!

Still drying
And moving

Fresh lava
Guide and walking stick

Tree on fire
Burning all in its path

Volcano in background
Fresh lava in foreground

Moving and Grooving

Incredible!

Marshmallows Anyone??

Only in Guatemala
Will they let you get this close with NO restrictions!

10 seconds later
See molten lava ball falling in the same place I was standing 10 sec. before!

Its alive!
This falling lava sent everyone running.

Up close and personal

Guide prods the lava

The sound is incredible
It sounds like breaking glass as the lava moves.
Cedin Performance

More little ones

With the little performers

Little Married Couple
3 and 4 year olds in dance

Muchachos
In native costumes

More little cowboys
Could they be any cuter??

Boy Meets Girl
Little ones line up opposite

Line Dancing

The litte pirates
Not quite sure what they are dressed up as.

Boys in capes

El Recife
A region in Guatemala much like Jamaica

Doin the Mambo
Shakin their booty!

More Shaking
I think its genetic

More

Parade of the 5-6 yr olds
These girls dressed in native costumes from their area

Native Cowboy costumes

They learn this trick early
When she gets older, she wont need to hold it.

More processions

Class parade

Grand Finale

Dos chicitas
San Cristobal Parade

San Cristobal
The blessing of the busses

San Cristobal Parade
Now quite sure how they see out the window, but that is nothing abnormal

San Cristobal Parade
Look at the line!

San Cristobal Parade
More balloons
Project in Tzanchaj

Volcano at Lake Atitlan
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Boat on Lake Atitlan
This fishing boat gives you a relative size for the volcano.

Boat ride over to Tzanchaj
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Woman in street of Solola
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Tribal wear of Mayan woman
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Traditional dress for men
In Solola, the men also wear their native dress with brightly colored shirts

The landing pier near Santiago
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Street in Panabaj
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Woman in Panabaj
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Mud slide at the school
This used to be the basketball court

Mudslide damage
Hurricane Stan came through last September and destroyed the school.

Path of mudslide
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Hospital
This hospital had just been opened when the hurricane hit.

Path of destruction
This dirt field used to be covered in homes

More devastation from the mud
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More mud
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Front door before mudslide
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Children displaced by hurricane
These cinderblock homes are being built by Habitat for Humanity and USAID.

New tenement
These are temporary shelters for displaced hurricane victims.

New Library
The second floor will house the new library.

Room with a view
A beautiful view of the volcano from the library.

Child at front gate of home
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Soccer field
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Empty library
This is where the donated books will go.

Appreciation ceremony
The school is giving a gift of appreciation to a woman whos company donated.

Front of school at Tzanchaj
After the hurricane, these schools were combined.
My house in Antigua

The Garden
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Garden View from my bedroom
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Dining Room
We eat A LOT here!

Original Kitchen
Note the gigantic pot of beans on the fire (yes, there is real coal underneath)

Table for the kitchen staff
We all eat together here in the evenings. The dining room is for bfast and lunch

My Bedroom
Note the extra bed for guests! We also have two other rooms just like this one.

Bedroom View #2
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Bedroom View of bathroom
Note the big windows with view of the garden. Ahhhh...

Making garland for Corpus
Marta, Beto and Elsa making garlands

3 Friars
Father Conrad, Brother Pasquel & Brother Buenaventura in the garden

Happy Birthday to Me!
My birthday cake with Marta

Carmen Maria & Kids
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El Padres
Oscar and Father Conrad

Carmen Maria & Kids
This was taken two days after her stroke. She is MUCH better now.

Team work in the garden
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Oscar and Jorge in the Salon
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Adelita and Kristen in the Salon
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Antigua Half Marathon
Cobblestone Streets and ALL!
Library Projects

Library at Pedro Molina
They gave us an old army mess hall to convert to a library

Library at Pedro Molina
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Computer Center at Pedro
21 computers were donated by University of Portland

Using the library to do homework
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Small Library at Melote
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Note the Probigua sign hanging
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Outside view of the school
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Kids playing at Pedro Molina
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Class in the gym
Due to leaky roofs, classes have to be moved into the gym when it rains

Courtyard at Melote
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John and I
John is my boss at Child Aid. We make quite the pair.

Girls at Cedin
This is a montessouri school we support

Could they be any cuter?
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Kristen playing with the kids
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More angels
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A classroom during story time
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Ideal library
This is a model library in a nearby town. We strive to duplicate this.

Boy yawns as he reads BABAR
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Girls studying at the library
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Mark_s Birthday Visit

The Golden Arches of Antigua
Stop for the morning caffeine

On the phone in the garden
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How do you say Ronald in Spanish
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In the Market
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Las Cruces
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Agua Volcano behind Antigua
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View from Cafe Skye
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With Victor at Cafe Skye
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Happy Hour with Dawn, Vic & ?
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All at Cafe Skye
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Dawn and Kristen with Mark
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At Santo Domingo
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Its 20 minutes away
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Lake Atitlan
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Arriving in Santa Cruz
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Mark next to the Mayan woman
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Mayan girl drinking soda
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Volcano at Lake Atitlan
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Vendors at Lake Atitlan
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Dinner at Panza Verde
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Panza Verde
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Birthday Cake for Mark
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Salon at Panza Verde
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Around Antigua

Church of San Francisco
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Main Cathedral on the Square
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Typical Cobblestone Street
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Central Park
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Central Park #2
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Central Park #3
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Kristen with Arch in Background
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Most photographed item in town
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More of the Arch
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A band in front of La Merced
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Church of La Merced
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Corner church in the hood
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Typical View beyond doorway
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More La Merced
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La Tanque
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Abandoned Streets
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La Tanque
Old washing place. Many still use it.

La Tanque
Where they all used to come to do the washing

My Street
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Dome of church
After 1773 Earthquake

Ruins
More church ruins after 1773 earthquake

John on the blender bike
Maximum energy efficiency to make a marguerita!

More church ruins
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Typical courtyard
This one is of a museum

Birds sleeping on one leg
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Corpus Christi

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IMG_1420.JPG 2006-07-01

IMG_1425.JPG
IMG_1425.JPG 2006-07-01

IMG_1421.JPG
IMG_1421.JPG 2006-07-01

IMG_1431.JPG
IMG_1431.JPG 2006-07-02

IMG_1432.JPG
IMG_1432.JPG 2006-07-02

IMG_1424.JPG
IMG_1424.JPG 2006-07-01

IMG_1433.JPG
IMG_1433.JPG 2006-07-02

IMG_1434.JPG
IMG_1434.JPG 2006-07-02

IMG_1435.JPG
IMG_1435.JPG 2006-07-02

IMG_1436.JPG
IMG_1436.JPG 2006-07-02

IMG_1438.JPG
IMG_1438.JPG 2006-07-02

IMG_1437.JPG
IMG_1437.JPG 2006-07-02

IMG_1440.JPG
IMG_1440.JPG 2006-07-02

IMG_1439.JPG
IMG_1439.JPG 2006-07-02

IMG_1442.JPG
IMG_1442.JPG 2006-07-02

IMG_1441.JPG
IMG_1441.JPG 2006-07-02

IMG_1443.JPG
IMG_1443.JPG 2006-07-02

IMG_1444.JPG
IMG_1444.JPG 2006-07-02