Michael's First Adventure

BUENOS DIAS!!  Yesterday we took Michael on his first adventure to experience the beautiful Colombian countryside.  We drove with another couple from the hotel and a guide to Chicaque, the park in the clouds.  It was incredibly beautiful and definitely a "once in a lifetime" experience.  Chicaque has been recommended as one of the seven wonders of Colombia.  Below are some pictures of our trip.

What the guide said was a 45min walk to a hotel and restaurant tucked away in the park actually took us about 2 hours between carrying babies and stopping for a feeding and to enjoy the gorgeous sites.  We spotted llamas, geese, horses, and cows.  Finally, we reached the restaurant named El Refugio (yes, the same as our hotel we are staying in).  We enjoyed a nice meal of churasco and cerdo.  The inside reminded us of a nice North Carolina cabin with wood interior and a large fire place in the center of the restaurant to keep the room warm.

After a nice meal, we took a four-wheel drive jeep back up to the park entrance and made the always exciting drive back to the hotel.  Michael did great and loved the trees and stimulating sights. 

Today, we plan to take it easy at the hotel as we feel it is better to introduce Michael to the outside world a little at a time as he has not been regularly exposed to the outdoors.  Michael is very strong already and constantly attempting to crawl.  He is at the point now of continously rolling over and over.  This leads to much entertainment.  Matt still feels however that the best times are at the end of the day when they share father-son naps.

Luv,
Matt, Kristin, & Michael