Day Two

The night had been relatively restful except the crazy roosters that began crowing at 3 a.m.  We went back to the kitchen and began learning peoples names; Lorna &Steve from Durango, Tyler handsome wary and a chef from Winter Park, Tony with enough jet black hair for three scalps, Sam a beauty from Las Vegas, Jack & Shawn a father/son team from England and Nicole a sweet beauty who was in the canyon to study indigenous culture. They worked together in the kitchen like old friends or family silently assessing all newcomers. Gary decided to check out the Guadalupe loop along the river and across the bridge and up river to town.  Celeste put on her big girl pants and walked to town alone, finding her worry for naught as she mimed Spanish to a woman with the biggest   poinsettia she had seen. Later in the day we packed school supplies with a group of Mas Locos in the Presidencia all working and laughing with each other. Meeting the guys from Luna sandals sponsors of the race. There are really over 400 kids in the kids’ race so the origami horses will be handed out at the schools with the supplies. Over to Mama Tita’s for a plate of beans and rice.  We have learned she serves vegetarian food and has sliding scale especially when Papa Tita is running till.