Day 55 to 58 (23rd to 26th Dec 2012): Rest day in Culipran el Dibujo.
It was gone 09:30 before I awoke. I don’t think I’ve been this tired for some time. I breakfasted on fresh eggs and a cup of tea.
<spoiler> There are no squeemish photos </spoiler>
The air was nice and fresh from the Pacific breeze and the sun, just the right shade of yellow. My host caught a goat which was later despatched to make ready for a boxing day Asado. Whilst lassoed and tied up it’s mother stayed behind and bayed in unison with the captured billy goat.
Later that afternoon the carcass was hung for a day, apparently to improve the meat.
We made a short trip to Medialuna las Palmas and to see the rodeo there although the actual rodeo is in late January. Later that evening I had goat eggs. Fried in oil they were really yummy if not seeming somewhat strange to eat such a delicacy.
El rodeo, Medialuna las Palmas, Culipran.
The time was taken up basically doing very little, with Christmas day broken up by a horse which required castration. Suffice to say that the horse’s bits were removed by a small swiss army knife and followed up with the huasos gathering in the shade under a nearby tree to have a couple of beers. The coquitos needed to be soaked in vinegar before consuming, apparently they’re a bit stronger than goats’.
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