April 6: Farm and the Movies

Hello everyone!

This morning, some people woke up to get breakfast like fresh mangoes while others slept in. We then drove to the town of Pedales and picked up our tour guide from the farm, Héctor. We embarked on a short hike down the Pilón River. In Pedales, the legend of the river is that there was a beautiful indigenous princess who had hair made of gold. She would bathe in the river and brush her hair. Everyone who saw her fell in love with her but they were never able to get her. In the 1500s, the Spaniards arrived and became particularly interested in trying to catch her. They were never able to catch her. Today, the water at the river was beautiful and mountains surrounded it. We never saw the woman. We left the river to go to Héctor’s farm. At the farm, we met a pregnant horse, a pony, and two dogs. A few people even rode the horse! After meeting the animals, we talked with Héctor and observed the sugar cane juice as it cooked. We then drove to a restaurant call Va y Ven for lunch. After going to the hotel to shower, we drove to Mall Paseo Central in the town of Chitré. We walked around the stores, played video games, and even held one month old puppies. We then went to the movie theater and some of us watched a horror movie while others watched an action movie. Finally, we drove back to Las Tablas, met up with a friend from the CADI school, and had dinner. 

See you tomorrow,

Nadia and James