Shane and Denise arrived on the 28th, so their time overlapped a bit with the grandparents, (Carlyn and Steve,) which was perfect. I haven’t posted or written much since then because we have been very busy doing fun things.
Shane is feeling under the weather, so we are all using that as an excuse to sit still today. The weather yesterday suddenly got very cold. So it was a good thing we planned our day at Presa Mata early on, while the temperature was in the 80s.
On the 29th we went out to the Presa Mata a lake that is about an hour walk out of town. Matthew had a period of taking long hikes and discovering cool places, while Mikko and I were in school. Now we get to take advantage of all of his scouting. Matthew, Shane and Denise walked out there, and Carlyn, Steve, Mikko and I took a 10 dollar cab ride to meet them. The Presa Mata is actually a resevior that supplies the city with water, but there are little beaches that you can hang out on and swim, if you can handle the super cold water. Mikko, Matthew, Denise and I all dove in but it was too cold to stay in and frolic. It did give us that fabulous tingly feeling after we got out and the sun hit our skin.
We had a great picnic, rock skipping, and general lollygagging, then took the long scenic walk home.
