To welcome us back from our über-relaxing vacation in Lanzarote, Mama Christina decided to take Sarah and I along with her and her mountain hiking group on a 20 km hike! It was sooo much fun, and the people were absolutely wonderful company (one woman bought me a Cola-Cao and another woman was a Brit that worked for the EU!), but it was definitely a smack in the face after having done nothing for a week in Lanzarote.
Here's us at the trail head!
The "birth" of the river that we followed for a bit. The water was all these crazy blue and green colors - I could almost taste them!
A shrine to the Virgin Mary carved into the rock.
This horsey came up to say hello to us.
The horses and snow-capped mountains that the more hardcore half of the group decided to scale. I was uncomfortable in the drizzly/chilly weather we spent the majority of the day in.
The oldest Roman church in Spain. Also considered the most pornographic church in Europe. I couldn't see it very well, but there's two animals getting it on in one corner of the front, and a carving of a butt somewhere else, to mention a few reasons why it's gotten this reputation.
The front entrance of the church. You may be able to pick out the butt in one of the little carving under the eaves, but I haven't been able to.
Also, while we stopped at this church for a short break, one woman decided to remind me that this church was built before the Middle Ages, when America wasn't even BORN yet. Yeah, I know that we're historically challenged.
Summiting the short mountain that we literally walked over. At least it was way warmer than the last mountain Sarah and I scaled!
All in all it was a great - but looooong - day. We left the house at 8:30 am and didn't get back until 10:30 pm!
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