We’re not happy about it
We’re Back
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El Cuco Vultures
There were vultures at El Cuco.
They were photogenic.
They did not have babies
But Kerri still took a lot of pictures
Even though they’re not cute
Or even particularly pretty.
But don’t tell them that
I wouldn’t want to be on their bad side.
They hung out at the estuary
Scavenging stuff
We’re not really sure what
Their beaks always seemed to be empty
And they certainly didn’t seem happy
So maybe they weren’t very successful
Which must be frustrating
Even ugly things shouldn’t be hungry
As long as they’re not trying to eat me
A vulture wouldn’t try to eat me would it?
It had snails to peck at.
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El Cuco Big Birds
El Cuco had herons
Some looked like the ones at home.
But some were different.
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They also had egrets.
With yellow feet that apparently look like fishies to fishies
You would think that fishies would know better.
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This is another funny looking heron.
This pelican is not funny looking
He is looking at you
And you are not funny.
This looks like a small bird but it’s not.
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Cinquera
The forests around Cinquera are where the guerrillas hid during the civil war.
They are very proud of that.
There are a lot of bomb bits around town.
Some were used as church bells.
These are the stoves where they cooked in the forest. The pipes take the smoke from the fire so it has time to cool before releasing it and doesn’t rise.
This is the operating table
This is a plane they shot down
These were used for making indigo before the war.
The forest is very pretty.
Woodpeckers always have good views.
This is a flower.
This is also a flower.
Are you as good at recognizing flowers as Kerri?
These are flowers
They have all the flowery bits
This is not a flower because it only has spikeys.
We have seen a lot of mountains that are supposed to look like women
But this is the first that really looked like a woman to Kerri.
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Suchitoto
Suchitoto had squacking birds
And mountains and fields
We went to a cigar making demonstration
It did not make us want to smoke
They have a lake that used to be pretty but is now so polluted that we couldn’t do anything on it.
But from a distance it looked pretty
Kerri went to a pupusa making class. Matt was sick so she had to cook for herself.
Can you tell which one the chef made and which two Kerri made?
We went to an indigo dyeing demonstration.
It turns darker blue when exposed to the air
And then it is rinsed
And now it’s blue.
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