Our need for some action brought us here.
We were expecting a pretty casual 5k hike with a nice view of Jarabacoa at the top.
About five minutes into this hike we saw a spider the size of my hand and realized we were in a jungle of webs.
Thankfully he is tall and walked first or in other words, he had to deal with the spider webs.
THANKS ♥
The five kilometers description of the hike was on point.
The casual part was not. About half way in things got steep.
And muddy. Really really muddy.
Steep plus muddy usually ends up with me sliding on my ass in some direction.
I don't know how you would get up there during the rainy season.
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We finally made it up to a little shack, a rusty tower, a donkey, some chickens, and the owner.
He brought us two plastic chairs and we lounged around in the sun letting the mud we were covered in dry to some crispy dirt.
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Once we made it down, we were covered in twice the mud and were searching for a ride to the city.
We found a guy, a really funny guy.
The two of us were thirsty and dirty and decided to go to the river to clean up.
This guy came down to the river bringing us soap from his house.
He cleaned up with us.
He washed my shoes. He fed us bananas. He drove us to the city.
And he didn't speak one word of English.
I love when people surprise you.
And I love good people.
