Yes, your eyes are not fooling you, that is Anita wearing a winter hat. The reason being that we hiked a volcano yesterday morning and the temperature there was 60 degrees, a drop from the 100 degree temps in Granada. We did not come prepared, as no one really warned us about this dramatic change, but thankfully our guide had extra clothing for himself that he selflessly shared with us. I had on a huge XL sized red long-sleeved shirt. So yes, this was our trip up to Mombacho Volcano, a quick trip since the volcano hovers right over the city. It was so great to be cold! I made sure not to complain too much about it, since as soon as we returned to the city, we were bombarded again by the heat and wanted to turn around and go back.
On this hike, we saw such botanical wonders as the plant smoked by indigenous people to cause abortions, the plant used in Viagra, and the "sensitive" plant that wilts when you touch it and stays that way for a few hours until it feels better about itself. Our guide also informed us that on the volcano is a plant that gets you high as well as a plant used to induce diarrhea. Who knew! You can take care of quite a few things on Mombacho. We debated bringing some of the stuff back with us to start a new business in the states, but then thought that perhaps we'd run into some problems at customs, so we decided against it.
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