Our first Salvadorean Volcano!

 

Yesterday, Arthur and Susan took us on an adventure up around the back of Volcan de Usulután to Alegría and the top of Volcan de Tecapa. It was amazing. 

We had lunch and wandered around the little town of Alegría. The restaurant Cartagena was in the middle of a coffee plantation, and had quite a variety of animals and plants living there. Lunch was not quite as exceptional as the view. The boys got up close and personal with a sweet little green parrot. We also toured a little hostel on the town square where you can have a bed for $10 a night. Being in coffee country, the town is built on the side of a very steep mountain and the boys enjoyed climbing myriad stairs multiple times. That's one way to burn off some energy!

After exploring the town, we drove up to the crater of the volcano to take a dip in the verdant lagoon in the center. The boys played in the mineral clay while Phil and I explored and got caught in a squall that just didn't know when to quit.

 

We drove back in Arthur and Susan's truck, happy to get back to the warm lowlands only to discover that my mother will be coming to visit tomorrow, and we'll have more exploring in store! Hold onto your hats!