Saturday's Tour

Hey yall - a few pictures of the sites we saw yesterday. First the tree, quite impressive. We had trouble getting a good picture of it because it was super bright outside but very shady under the tree. Hopefully you can get an idea of it - for scale, notice the guy sitting on the bench in the first picture at the far right side of the photo. Our next stop was the rug weaving site. I took a picture of Bret sitting next to one of the figures out front. :) The demonstration was very interesting, particularly the wide range of colors that the weavers obtain from various plants and insects. The last 2 pictures are from Hierve el Agua. The water isn't actually boiling, as the name indicates; the water is cold. The minerals cause it to bubble up to the surface, so it looks like it is boiling. After years of running down the side of the mountain, it has created a waterfall effect in stone, colored by the minerals in the water. It is a gorgeous site in the mountains. The drive up was beautiful as well, with amazing views of the valley. The pictures don't do it justice!