We woke up and had breakfast and walked to the market to pick up some groceries. Alisha was going to take us to a cool place by Orient and go on a hike to caves and waterfalls. I wasn't feeling too good and knew it would be a challenge but I so wanted to see the countryside so off we went....in the car again and my not so calm self.
It doesn't help the roads are so narrow and with very little parking people try to park on every inch of the road there possibly is so it basically turns every 2 way street into a one way.
Once we hit the highway things were fine and we were about 40 mins away from our destination.
As we got closer the roads got windier and smaller again. Ohy!
We finally got to where we were going and back to nature....thank goodness! We went on about a 4 or 5 hour hike. The scenery was stunning and the weather was perfect. My lungs on the other hand felt like they were going to pop out of my chest with all the climbing we were doing and my coughing was getting worse. We stopped for lunch on top of a giant rock facing out over a canyon below with mountain goats around us climbing the hillsides. It was so beautiful. We carried along our way towards the caves. After about another hour we faced a much bigger climb. The caves werent apparently that much farther so i opted to hang back and sit tight as I knew if I wasn't going to make it back where we'd already come from then there was no way I'd make it up another steep face the way my sickness was taking hold and I wasn't breathing well.
They were gone for about an hour but I was content taking pictures and attempting some Spanish words as others would pass by and try to talk with me.
The sun was starting to set when I met back up with the girls and continued our grueling hike back to the car. Needless to say we were all pooped but so enjoyed the day. I would have been totally more game if I wasn't so sick. It was defiantly worth it but not the smartest thing to tackle when I was feeling the way I was.
When we got home I pretty much ate dinner and went to bed. I was exhausted and not feeling well at all. Tomorrow I was hoping to go try to attempt to return our rental car and find a company that had an automatic. After being nervous about someone else driving it I wasnt feeling overly confident that I'd be able to drive it to my interview the next day.....
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