San Vicente

28 June

On to San Vicente, this was only a 40 mile drive inland that took about 1.25 hours.  We’re now at a National Tourist Site, near San Vicente Volcano.  The site has huge artesian spring that supplies water to 6 different pool areas of varying depths. 

One natural pool area has fish that eat the calluses and dead skin off your feet.  Roger was really funny when the fish first started to attack his tender feet.  Then of course he thought of George, who would be going crazy with the fish nibbling at his hyper sensitive feet.  Once  Roger got used to the sensation he was somewhat able to relax.  The fish look like minnows, and Norm said that in Asia the Japanese pay big bucks for the same treatment.  I thought it felt like very small nibbles on my feet, nothing painful or ticklish.  The water in the pools is fresh, like swimming in a lake.  We came to the conclusion that Norm likes swimming holes.There were the below flowers around the pool areas.  

 Roger bought pupusas for our lunch.  They taste like greasy quesadillas with thick tortilla top and bottoms.  There were quite a few vendors selling all different types of food.  Roger also bought some fried yucca, but what we had in Cerro Verde was much better.

Later after we walked around some more out drivers had to have refreshment from their arduous day behind the wheel.  Roger and I concluded that this National Tourist site reminds us of old Schliterrbahn, or old Aquarena Springs, or old Silver Springs in FL.