24 November 2011

Gobble Gobble Salvo Version plus Daddio

raw

stuffing

spicy!

bag it.

put in the rack thing

san-grrrrriiaaa
Daniel and Jessy making rocky road fudge...
yeah, be jelly bellies. 

apps

our beautiful host Jeni Rae <3
JR and I being cute in the backyard

ambiance 

hinkle lookin snazzy


juices for gravy



so tender the wing just came off

the spread
yessy praying for all the sinners
pre dinner sangria and big smiles

the first official serving
The lovely Jessy and hinkle gettin that leg
Happy people

after dinner ge-tar and sing along

22 November 2011

cafe y pupusas



Walking to pick coffee at Prudi's Fincas


First gotta get geared up:

wam

bam
thank ya ma'am

Prudi leads the way
Sebastian helps too

PRUDI TEACHES




And we pick
and pick
and pick some more


glorious golden and red beans


Lantis supervises


Bag it up


Prudi laying some coffee knowledge on us


pretty prudi coffee






posing proud with our pickins


if you know...
then ya know...
it comes from a banana tree


cool view... hey sometimes there're flies


taking the pick -up down to have the best pupusas in El Salvador


my host mom's pupuseria, find it on the Ruta de Paz
in Copinolar and you won't regret it
I didn't let my dad eat any other than the best!


Dad is opting for the rarely seen taco technique 


goes down smooth. 

day tres of dad en perquin

First stop after breakfast was the revolutionary museum and the campamento museum. No photos are allowed in the first museum so onto the second...
recreation of wartime bunker 

walking thru the underground tunnel

oh there ya are

onto bridges

bridge #1: wooden planks 


bridge #2: sticks

dad maneuvering the sh*t out that bridge

for a dollar you can put on the soldier outfit and hold a gun
dad tipped our little tour guide
then read the sign
and hoped she didn't think
he wanted to sign up for the outfit offer

bullet shell-case entry 

having a little visit and coffee with la abuela
dad asked whose abuela is she
I said, the pueblos'... everyone calls her abuela

abuel in her store

more random stuff in her store

false front of a salvo home... the owners recreated a home they liked
They were inspired by the home they saw in better homes and gardens

across the street they be keepin it real
one of the many beautiful murals found in Perquin

Dad and Hinkle cooked up some tasty apps while I
was in a long and lively meeting with my association