Esta fin de semana fuimos a un pueblo se llama "El Valle de Antón," un valle hecho por una caldera enorma millónes de años pasados. Viernes, visitamos un Zoo se llama "El Nespín." Era poquito mejor que Summit, si sólo porque su tapir era disponible por fotos (digo, podría verlo y sacar fotos). También, tenía un ave se llama "faisón dorado," un pájaro muy bonito. Después del Zoo fuimos a los Pozos Termales, donde nos relajamos en los aguas saludables. En la noche fuimos para mirar el partido con Honduras en la televisión, y jugamos fútbol en los calles.
Sábado, escalamos una montaña se llama "La India Dormida," porque su perfil parece como una mujer durmiendo. Según leyenda, ella espera su amor, quién nunca regresó para ella (por la guerra? porque no le enamoró a ella? no sabemos porque). Rafael, Miguel, y yo caminemos más adelante que las otras, y regresamos mas rápidamente que ellas. Regresamos a la cuidad esa tarde, y en la noche miramos una película.
Hoy, Rafa y yo fuimos a Palmar para surfear. No había muchas olas, pero sentí muy tranquilo estar en el agua. Ahora, estoy muy cansado pero contento. ¡Listo por una semana nueva!
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This weekend we went to a town called "El Valle de Antón," in the Valley of Antón, an ancient caldera (collapsed volcano). Friday, we went to "El Nespín," a locally-owned zoo. It was a little bit better than Summit, the zoo in Panama City, if only because its tapir was actually available for photos. They also had a bird called a "golden pheasant," which was absolutely wonderful in its bright colors. After the zoo we went to the hot springs (Pozos Termales), where we relaxed in the healing(?) waters of the pools. That night we watched the futbol game with Honduras, and played futbol ourselves in the streets.
Saturday we climbed the ridgeline of the valley, at a point called "La India Dormida," the sleeping Indian, so called because the ridge profile looks like a woman sleeping. According to legend, she waits for her love to return, who never returned (because of war? or because he didn't love her? we don't know why). Raphael, Michael, and I traveled farther over the ridge than the others in our party, going all the way over and returning through a different path than they did. We returned to Panama City later that night, and I watched "The Wizard of Oz" with some of my friends. I forgot how much I liked that movie. Special attachments, especially after we performed it (more or less) in high school with PA.
Finally, today Raphael and I went to Palmar to surf. There weren't a lot of waves, but it was relaxing to be on the water. I've missed being able to go out. As usual, this is the part where I say "I should go surfing more when I get home," which is true, but we shall see if i take myself up on that offer.
Nevertheless, it was a wonderful weekend, the perfect mix of adventure and relaxation, of large group time and small group time. Now I am tired but content, and ready for a new week of adventure!
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