This morning we checked out of the Hotel Cubita, then started riding in the big tour bus. Our first stop was at a sugarcane farm. The 82-year-old owner made some candy which we got to taste. Then we followed him out to the fields, and we learned how to cut and plant sugarcane. A horse was led around the sugarcane press to squeeze out the sugarcane juice. Then some of us did the same thing. We drank the juice mixed with a little lemon, and some had a little seco added to it. I purchased some blocks of sugarcane candy. Lemonade can be made with that as the sweetener. For two quarts of lemonade, add half a bar. Let it set overnight.
We stopped for lunch, then went to a grocery store to buy some food for the Indians we will meet tomorrow. We also had the opportunity to buy items for ourselves.
Next we drove back to the home of Abdiel’s mother-in-law. From there we walked to the fair. Today was the last day of this big regional fair that is held every year at this time. Admission for seniors and children was $1.25. Regular admission was $3.00. There was lots of food and crafts for sale. A rodeo was at the back of the grounds, and brahma bulls were displayed too. We returned to the house, and I got Cha-Cha-Cha out at the children’s request. Both kids wanted to hold her, so I let each of them talk with her. They enjoyed working the puppet, and they hugged me when we left.
The bus crossed over the Gaillard Cut of the Panama Canal on the Centennial Bridge. Shortly after this, we arrived at the Raddison Hotel. The Super Bowl was just beginning when we turned the TV on. All of us watched the game on TV’s in the dining room during dinner. We finished watching the game in our room.
Sugarcane juice boiling down to molasses and made into candy
Hot candy poured into molds and cut into blocks
Did you know that these termites taste like carrots?
Abdiel’s daughter and Cha-Cha-Cha
Canal picture taken through window of moving bus when crossing Centennial Bridge
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