October 14, 2009

The Roads of San Antone'


The really cool thing about living in a new place is that you can just look a map, pick a place and go check it out - without knowing anything about it. I've been doing that a lot lately. Here are a few shots of a ride to San Antonio de Abangares - looked a lot bigger on the map. Exactly 3 houses, one school (can't bee too many students) and an old cemetry, that somehow contains more bodies than have probably ever lived in this place, and absolutely zero bars (read: not worth going there).
The ride from our place takes you through The Turns, past the funny farm and finally through Tall Onion before dropping you in past the Hippie House (hippies were outside admiring a tapestry that day) and the mud chutes. Fun going down - sucks climbing back out. Did not see a single person on this three hour ride although when I stopped to take a leak somebody from across the valley was yelling "Heeeeeey!......Heeeey!..........Hola!" Hmmmmm.

Downtown San An-tone