Bryce and Laurel had a short day at school, so we had a nice breakfast at home feasting on chilaquiles and pancakes that Rocio made the night before, and then headed over to school so our guests could get a feeling for Laurel's school experience. Laurel showed Jacqueline around, and Bryce and I did some clips for another episode of Bryce's Travel Channel. I think they enjoyed getting a first-hand view of school, as it is really different from back home.
Next, we went to Escondido, a hot springs resort we haven't yet visited. We started out in the nice, clean, warm outside pools, then took a break and got beer and snacks. Next, we explored the indoor "cave" pools. There are three interconnected pools - similar to La Gruta. After about 15 minute inside, they "turned on the water", and a big waterfall pipe dumped hot water into one of the pools from high above, and another room had a super-sized shower, which we all enjoyed.
The grounds weren't quite as nice as La Gruta, nor were there the kid-friendly slides like Xote, but it was a good in-between place for us all. The kids all thought the caves were cool.
Bryce in a cave
Laurel and Jacqueline by the lily pond
Part of the plan was to visit La Burger, a restaurant off the highway which was recommended to us by Roger, one of the school parents who also owns a restaurant. Roger told us this place had amazing hamburgers, and he was right on the mark. They operate some sort of special mesquite grill, and use top quality meats. Bryce not being much of a carnivore had an emapanda which he enjoyed, and the rest of us devoured our delicious burgers and unique vinegar fries.
The La Burger sign, or what you get if you eat too many of them
The special burger grill
Since we ate at about 4:30 or so, this was to be our comida dinner. Colleen asked us if we had kept to our "comida diet" (eating dinner in the late afternoon) since we've been here. Initially, this was the pattern, since it worked well with the hot afternoon weather, but since it has cooled off we've been gravitating towards three meals a day again. But whenever possible, I prefer the eat twice-a-day plan.
Finally, after returning home and chilling for a while, Colleen and Jacqueline finally got their first taste of town. Our only plan was to go the Jardin, and see what was happening. There was some church-sponsored concert going on, and lots of people milling about as is normal for a Friday night. The kids got Jardin dogs for dinner, and then ice cream from one of our favorite shops. We hung out by the Parroquia, then walked through the streets a bit and happened upon a wedding party with three mochigangas (giant puppets) and traveling musicians. The weather was warm, and the town is really pretty at night. So even though we didn't so anything spectacular, it was great just being in town at night, and I think Colleen and Jacqueline got a nice flavor of being here.
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