2007 Barnabas Family Vacation Begins!
Today the boys started the family vacation, which is an annual tradition in the Barnabas family. Last year we went to Rurrenabaque, which is near the Madidi national park. This year the boys are returning to the church camp again, but will be started the trip with a three day hike.
This morning I went up to the home to see the boys off. We will be meeting the boys at the camp on Sunday afternoon, but were not up to a three day hike with Ethan in the rainy season. The boys, however, were very excited about the hike - rain or shine.
After the kids were ready and had divided out the gear and divided into two teams, it was about 7:00 and the bus had arrived to take the boys to the Cumbre (spanish for the peak) which is where they will start their hike. Cumbre is at about 15,200 feet... higher than the tallest mountain in the continental United States (Mt. Whitney at 14,498 ft.) Fortunately for the boys, the hike is all down hill from there. They will hike for about three days until they reach a small village outside of the church camp. From there they will take a bus to the camp, and meet the rest of the staff who will be bringing extra food and cooking supplies for the last seven days of the trip. Everyone is looking forward to another fun family vacation.
If you want to look at some old pictures, and some pictures from other people to see what the boys have in store, here are some links for you.
Cumbre: http://www.bolivianbeauty.com/ChoquetangaCotapataChuspipata/LaCumbre.htm
Church Camp: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmeggen/sets/499053/
On another note, today I got my suit back from the tailor, which is one of the benefits of living in Bolivia. For only $4.50 I was able to get my pants and jacket altered to fit. If you ever wondered if anyone still uses a manual sewing machine, I have the answer for that too. That is exactly how my suit was altered. They guy did a fantastic job, and it is hard to complain about a $4 alteration!
-John
This morning I went up to the home to see the boys off. We will be meeting the boys at the camp on Sunday afternoon, but were not up to a three day hike with Ethan in the rainy season. The boys, however, were very excited about the hike - rain or shine.
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| From 2007 Barnabas... |
After the kids were ready and had divided out the gear and divided into two teams, it was about 7:00 and the bus had arrived to take the boys to the Cumbre (spanish for the peak) which is where they will start their hike. Cumbre is at about 15,200 feet... higher than the tallest mountain in the continental United States (Mt. Whitney at 14,498 ft.) Fortunately for the boys, the hike is all down hill from there. They will hike for about three days until they reach a small village outside of the church camp. From there they will take a bus to the camp, and meet the rest of the staff who will be bringing extra food and cooking supplies for the last seven days of the trip. Everyone is looking forward to another fun family vacation.
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| From 2007 Barnabas... |
If you want to look at some old pictures, and some pictures from other people to see what the boys have in store, here are some links for you.
Cumbre: http://www.bolivianbeauty.com/ChoquetangaCotapataChuspipata/LaCumbre.htm
Church Camp: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmeggen/sets/499053/
On another note, today I got my suit back from the tailor, which is one of the benefits of living in Bolivia. For only $4.50 I was able to get my pants and jacket altered to fit. If you ever wondered if anyone still uses a manual sewing machine, I have the answer for that too. That is exactly how my suit was altered. They guy did a fantastic job, and it is hard to complain about a $4 alteration!
-John
posted by Unknown @ 8:29 PM
1 Comments:
At 9:23 PM,
Unknown said…
Have a wonderful vacation! Looking forward to pictures.
Love, Mom
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