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Hello again everyone! It is good to hear from a lot of you and for the rest; you are now junk mail. As for the question some had of my health; I feel great. The cold is slowly wearing off, but there is still an abnormal amount of mucus present. I also wanted to note that all of the detailed bits of information, such as people's names, distances, etc., are mainly for my future benefit, so bare with me. With that said, let's continue.

Jeremy vs. The Volcano

Jeremy Curl
2006-08-28 17:04:42

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Hello again everyone! It is good to hear from a lot of you and for the rest; you are now junk mail. As for the question some had of my health; I feel great. The cold is slowly wearing off, but there is still an abnormal amount of mucus present. I also wanted to note that all of the detailed bits of information, such as people's names, distances, etc., are mainly for my future benefit, so bare with me. With that said, let's continue.

Well, I decided to take on the volcano that looms over the town of San Pedro. Volcan San Pedro reaches to an elevation of 3,020m (meters not feet); for all of my American amigos that is roughly 9,900 ft.. The hike itself is 3,998m (2.3 miles) from the town center to the top of the volcano, and takes about three hours to reach the peak. Now, that does not sound far, but you must remember that the entire hike is straight up with an elevation change of about 2000 ft. In just the last year or so, the price to hike the volcano has jumped from around 32 Q (with a guide) to a set price
Note the Jelly hiking sandals he is sporting!of 100 Q (with or w/out a guide) for all tourists. This change was issued because of the heightened security placed on the trail of the volcano (I didn’t see it, but I’m sure it was there.), due to past robberies by banditos. So, I hired a guide from Big Foot Excursions, which is located directly below my house. The hike kicked off at 6am with all parties bringing their own food and drink. The group included me, a Danish couple (Anders and Maria), and our fearless guide Pedro. Pedro was a 63 year old man that wielded a machete, wore jelly sandals, and carried a sling shot w/ marbles to ward off any puma or leopards (not kidding). I thought about trying to market these jelly hiking sandals back in the states for expedition purposes and use Pedro as my spokes model, but then I came to my senses. This old man was a hiking machine. He wore me plum out trying to stay with him ...