Hiking, Bus rides, and the Youngs

The next day, Ryan and I hiked up to the bufa together with a tasty breakfast prepared by my wonderful host mother. To our discomfort, to say the least, the cows (which are usually ambling along the faces of the mountains) were filling the trail along the way, but I had planned this hike for a while, and I wasn’t going to let them stop us! We decided to take the more adventurous route up after we passed the cows, so that we had to use our hands some in scaling some rock. Then we took a break in one of the caves. Here is my handsome man in the cave. My handsome caveman. :)

At the top, by the cross, we ate our quesadillas and fresh mango-filled yogurt from Margarita. We chatted away while we ate, enjoying each other and the beautiful scenery around us. Ahh. It was great.

Back down again, we showered and pack our bags to head to the bus station. We hopped on the intra-city bus to get to the inter-city bus station where we would buy our tickets to Querétaro, where we would visit the dear Young family.

Ryan and I decided it would be most fun to sit in the back of the bus and enjoy some privacy, so we snuck to the back and hoped that nobody that got on at our various stops had bought (or wanted) these particular seats. We were in luck. The amazing thing about Ryan, is that he is sooo much fun wherever we are—including bus rides! (wink wink.)

Mrs. Laura Young was kind to pick us up at the station (after Ryan and I watched the police unscrew license plates from people’s cars as a way to ensure they received the parking fines…) We drove to the Young house and after Ryan met all the girls (Stephanie, Audrey, and Mary), Steve and Laura chatted with Ryan and me for a while before taking us downtown. Unfortunately, my Querétano friends that I met at camp were all out of town, except, fortunately, for Ingrid, who joined us for dinner. We especially had a great time with the Young girls who love to joke around. Afterwards, Ingrid gave Ryan and me a full night-time tour of Querétaro before driving us back to the Young’s.

The next morning, Laura cooked us a fabulous breakfast of oatmeal, cheese eggs, toast, lots of fruit, and I don’t even remember what else, but it was good. Then, Steve prayed for me and Ryan before he and his wife took us back to the bus station. It wasn’t much time with the Young family, but I really wanted Ryan to meet them. We both agreed how good of a model of a husband and wife who really love each other and even more, Jesus.

Of course, we had another great time on the bus ride back... :)