Tuesday, June 15, 2010

A Morning Hike in the Hills and Villages across the road ... with Friends from Canada


And we're off. The morning is already hot at 7:30! Wish we'd left at 6!










Small bamboo forest.








Village scenes.




Impressive blacktop!
































My friends, Angela and Barb, each from the same area near Calgary, Alberta, Canada. And Barb's son, Scott, who was here for a visit.














Enlarge photo and look closely -- the larger, rounded-topped, blue roofed building is part of the SLB offices where Jim worked.


























If there ever was a "Neighborhood Beautification Award" this village should win it. We came across it on our way back from the hills. Notice the attention to details -- not a speck of trash, matching potted plants with "pots" made of old tires, matching green paint all along the way, ... We were in shock! And we loved it! The people were so friendly, too! What a great way to start the day!


























After 2 1/2 hours of hiking in the heat -- this is how I felt!

2 comments:

Linda Jewsbury said...

The blacktop might be impressive, but I was also impressed that the dogs weren't chasing the ducks!!

Sharon said...

Linda, they all seem to live like one happy family!
:-)