Video Games and Waterfalls

Daniel is off trekking today. He is checking out some waterfalls with 4 others staying at the same guest house as us. We're in Tacuba, El Salvador and it's a quaint, beautiful little town in the western part of the country. Henry and I are chilling in town, and are currently hanging at the internet shop. There are about 5 boys (ages 8-10, I'd guess) and they are playing video games with a small blonde companion - perfect babysitters while I blog and fight the slow internet.

Waterfall from Daniel's Trek

We rented a car and have been driving all over. Its amazing how easy its been. There are no road names and our map is basic. But you just turn in the direction you are headed and there is usually a sign saying its 10 kilometers to such and such town.. it works! And, when you stop to ask if you're headed the right way EVERYONE is so nice and assumes we understand what the hell they´re saying. Thank goodnes for hand gestures.

The place we're staying, Mama y Papa, is adorable. A guesthouse run by an older couple. Equipped with a cat, a dog, two ducks (that chase Henry and try and bite him) and 2 parrots that say ¨Hola¨! Mama and Papa are in love with Henry and keep calling him they're first tourist baby. We have use of the kitchen for 1$ a day. Its nice especially since its been getting a little harder finding food that the little guy will eat. He's not into refried beans, won't eat rice and can only eat so many scrambled eggs. Last night we bought some pasta; he had some pasta with butter and then an orange from Mama y Papa's tree. After Henry's gourmet pasta dinner we went to a local joint to eat amazing Pupusas.

Guesthouse Mama y Papa

Pupusas - yummy!

El Salvador is such a small country. On any given day we have only driven about 1.5 hours to get where we want to go. At our last stop, which was an amazing hotel called Los Trozos, you could stand on their balcony, located up in the hillside and heart of El Salvadorian coffee country and look to the end of the country where the waves of the pacific ocean break against the coastline.  It was so beautiful. I really love it here.

Los Trozos ( www.lostrozos.com) was a small, luxury boutique hotel. Its style was somewhat shabby chic. The electricity was spotty (for which we received a $50 discount) but that added to the ambience and old world feel of the place. Dinner was served on the terrace with white linens, real china and consisted of a typical El Salvadorian Christmas dinner. It was pretty darn good.

Henry on the porch at Los Trozos

Relaxing porch at Los Trozos

The shabby chic decor of our Los Trozos bedroom

Today we're headed to Ataco; a small town with cobble stone streets, cafes and some cute little hotels. We stopped through there for lunch on our way here. We´ll do a coffe plantation tour and probably some laundry before heading toward the beach.

Christmas is big here! Lights, santas and trees everywhere. I'm not quite feeling the christmas thing.. its hot here and everything is so new and foreign there isn't that cuddle up, christmas cozy thing going on. It looks like we might be in Grenada, Nicaragua for Christmas. We'll see.

Love and Hugs, K and my computer companion.