David

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This weekend, Henry, Locke, Patrick, Flavio, Augusto and I went to Augusto’s farm. It was a one hour drive to Punta Arenas, a town near the farm. When we got thee, we lathered up in sunscreen and jumped in their pool. They had a volleyball net stretched over the pool, so we decided to play some intense volleyball! Since Locke and Flavio hadn’t arrived yet, it was Heny and I versus Patrick and Augusto. Let me give you some description about Augusto’s pool. One side is shallow and a perfect square. Henry and I started in that one. Patrick and Augusto started in the trapezoid-like side which is deeper. When we switched sides, it was 30 CR, 28 US. We thought we were doing pretty good for newbie volleyballers. When we realized the deepness and shape of our new side, we were nervous. The Costa Ricans served, and then began a long and painfully fast 2nd half. We were simply massacred! The final score was 38-50 CR winning. Locke and Flavio arrived, and we played 3 on 3, US versus CR. We discovered that our skill was in the 3 man game. It was our turn to dominate the pool! We served, returned, volleyed, and pulled off crazy point winning shots. But, we were not perfect. We missed a lot of easy returns. However, our mistakes did not hold us down. The final score was something like 30-50 US victory!! After our intense volleyball games, we charged and headed to Augusto’s cattle farm, which was on the property. We lasso’ed, chased, and rode cows! It was really fun, and there was a lot of funny moments too. Flavio got on a cow, and waited for his picture to be taken. The cow, however, did not want to be humiliated! The cow ran, tossing Flavio on his back onto the cow-pie ridden ground! It was extremely funny! After our “rodeo” we were off to the souvenir market in Punta Arenas. I bought many cool knick-knacks, included a winter hat for Charlotte. After our shopping spee, we headed off to a Costa Rican restaurant. I got jugo de pina, arroz con pollo, y papas fritas. For those non-Spanish readers out there, I got pineapple juice, chicken and rice and French fries. Henry’s tortue began at that estaurant. Henry had a laughing fit. He simply couldn’t stop laughing! After dinner, we headed off to the grocery store. We bought snacks and food for breakfast. Henry still was laughing. Soon, Henry was in pain. He was laughing so muc he hurt, and hurting so much he laughed. It was a vicious cycle! Henry slowly calmed down, and everyone went to sleep. In the morning, we woke up at 7:00 a.m. to go milk ows. We drove back to the cattle farm, and milked a cow. It was a cool experience! When we got back to the house, we played some more volleyball games. Then we packed up and were heading home! That trip was waaaaaaaaay too short! It was over too soon! David and Patrick