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Sunday October 4,
2015
We had our buddy Oswaldo over for lunch (almuerzo) and then he drove us all to Giron for an outing. Even though the weather was drizzly, it was not cold, not even on the mountaintop at the Portete war monument.
From there we went to the waterfalls (chorros) of Giron and were pleased to see that the drought conditions somehow have not affected the amount of water spewing over the precipice. There was a breeze and heavy spray so that made it difficult to get photos very close to the falls. Cristina does not like getting her hair wet so she had her hood tightly wrapped to her face.
We then made a small visit to the Military Museum which actually seems to have less interesting stuff to view each time I visit, don't know why. Today the room with the horse equestrian display was gone.
Then we made a quick tour of the lovely church before heading back. Oswaldo wanted to show off his home so he took us there for pastries and coffee.
All in all, a very lovely day, thanks to the thoughtfulness of our good friend.
I hope you enjoy the photos. That was the day's excitement, Cheers, Al
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| A drizzly view of the Giron valley from the Portete war monument |
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| Thank you Oswaldo for taking us for the drive |
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| The view from the gazebo |
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| The 3 waterfalls above Giron |
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| The top of the lower falls as we walked up |
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| A longer view through the trees |
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| The falls were really gorgeous today |
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| The lower falls continue a long way down |
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| Adiela and Cristina |
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| A lot of spray near the falls |
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| A little perspective shot |
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| Zooming in from a distance |
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| Zooming in a lot |
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| A wide shot |
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| Adiela likes it |
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| Maybe the best shot of the day |
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| The lower part of the lower falls |
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| A nostalgic look back |
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| Ok, they turned around |
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| Love the way the water bounces off the rock face |
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| Last look at the falls |
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| Photo of a photo of one of the the upper falls |
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| Enjoying the Andes |
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| Wall art at the Military Museum |
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| Painting of Simon Bolivar |
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| Painting of Mariscal Sucre |
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| Cris with battle painting featuring Sucre |
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| Natalia joins in the photo |
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| The lovely altar area at the Giron church |
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| Magnificent stained glass in this church |
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| A jet leaving the airport in Cuenca,shot from Oswaldo's pad |
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| Enjoying libations in Oswaldo's country bar |
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| Naty is getting tired |
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| Wicked Witch of the West |
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| The happy couple soon to be married |
