Brent and I decided to go hike Volcan Pacaya, which ended up being much like a Nintendo game, consisting of 5 levels.
Level 1
Challenge: Twenty five little kis trying to sell hiking sticks. ES NECESITO! NECESITO!
Difficulty: 3.5 of 5.
Weapon: Brent's Spanish and smart remarks ("My legs are strong, it is NOT necessary. I'll come back when I'm 55.)
Level 2
Challenge: Hike up mountain portion, avoid as much horseshit as possible.
Difficulty: 4 of 5.
Weapon: Lagrange multipliers for optimization....Can't avoid it all, but the cost factor of hitting fresh horseshit is much greater than that for the old stuff.
Level 3
Challenge: Hop rocks on the actual volcano, avoid falling in lava which was literally below our feet. There was also a dragon at the end that I killed by jumping on his head three times.
Difficulty: 2 of 5.
Weapon: Our Guatemalan guide, with man-purse.
Level 4
Challenge: Hike down mountain, in pitch dark, while pouring rain.
Difficulty: 4 of 5.
Weapon: Flashlights and umbrellas. All that horseshit I avoided on the way up? Tough to avoid it in the dark.
Level 5
Challenge: Cleaning up horseshit from pants and shoes.
Difficulty: 2 of 5.
Weapon: Anitbacterial soap, leaking sink that was falling off the wall in our hostel, Brent's toothbrush that had been rendered useless as a toothbrush after deoderant melted all over it (melted? really?).
5 comments:
whoa, this is what the thing above this box that i'm typing in says:
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does someone have a bahasa indonesia translator? i don't know if this thing is telling me to "type message below," or "go to hell," or maybe "eat a frog." help.
anyhow, yeah pacayas! wait, you did it in the dark? that's hardcore. but i am glad to hear the thing is still spewing.
did you run down? it's so weird to feel yourself sinking into the ash.
oh, and another yay for changing plans. cant wait to hear how tikal is.
You can do ANYTHING with LaGrange multipliers!
except keep a hotel employee from botching an engagement toast...
the real question is, can you siphon gas out of a lawnmower with your mouth?
I have proved that it _IS_ possible to siphon gas out of a lawnmower with your mouth. It is no longer an open question. Advisable? No. Possible? Yes.
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