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January 10, 2007
Vacay Part I: The Teva Gauntlet
Spending the holidays in Central America is surreal. And also kind of like a Corona ad, no?
This is just part one of many posts interesting mainly to me, but highlights of the trip included:
30th birthday misty sunrise in Tikal:
I wasn't kidding about the Swiss Family Robinson treehouse:
Or the minnow water:
Also, an incident I like to call, The Teva Gauntlet.
The Boy and I stayed at the Swiss Family Robinson farm for a couple days, run by this wonderful couple who basically built the entire infrastructure, including toilets, roads, trails, etc., on their own.
So we show up. Two city slickers, The Boy slightly less slick than me. And the wife had my number in one glance:
The flimsly flip-flops, the large hoop earrings, merlot-painted toes, the WHITE (what, am I crazy?) purse I'm hauling around Central America with my itinerary folder with matching passport holder. She knew.
So we're sitting there, talking about the hike The Boy and I are about to make down a ravine and up a waterfall. She looks at my sandals. "Those won't work. Here. You can wear my Tevas." And in one swift, triumphant gesture, she slid those muddy monstrosities under the kitchen table to me, like, HERE, let's see what you've got.
What I had, of course, is the urgent desire to retreat to the treehouse and DIE.
The Teva Gauntlet had been thrown. And there are few things in life I object to more than Tevas. I am sorry if you wear them. But they are FUGLY. They are the Courtney Peldon of footwear.
And here I was, someone who doesn't like Tevas, and who certainly doesn't like OTHER PEOPLE'S FEET, having to wear both.
But I made a quick trip to the bathroom/slab of wood with holes cut out, gave myself a stern talking-to, and came back and velcroed myself in.
The reward was being able to climb an INSANELY gorgeous waterfall built from calcified water running over rocks and leaves.
And also some sweet, sweet footly revenge. I may have worn some really ugly shoes, but she had to wear those shoes after they'd been occupied by THESE:
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1. Also, there was a minor catastrophe with your winter mixes, oops! They'll be going out this weekend.
2. I f**^%%g hate comment spammers. In attempting to delete the 908 kapamajillion comment spams I got while out of the country, I think I deleted about 15 of yours. Oops again!
Posted by jen at January 10, 2007 10:34 PM
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Posted by: The Austrian at January 11, 2007 01:12 AM
I have never seen a pair of TEVA's but if they got you up that glorious waterfall then well I guess its ok to through fashion out the window? teehee.. youch, on those tooties missy... but it sounds like you had a really great time.. more pics please, glad you are back
Posted by: eLiZaBeTh at January 11, 2007 04:27 AM
What happened to your feet? Do I really want to know?
Happy belated birthday!
Posted by: -R- at January 11, 2007 07:30 AM
I can't believe you wore a stranger's Tevas. You are much tougher than I am!
Welcome back! Your photos are gorgeous, and I totally want to have a vacation in a treehouse now. Are you coming to SnB tonight?
Posted by: Gwen at January 11, 2007 07:44 AM
These pictures are so awesome, except your poor bug-bitten feet :( Yay! Glad you are back!
Posted by: laurie at January 11, 2007 10:23 AM
Trip looks cool although it was a little too rustic for me. Oh, and my mom who lives in Mexico, swears by Tevas in the day. Cobblestone and/or dirt is often not kind on the feet.
Posted by: Dagny at January 11, 2007 10:42 PM
blog, bitch! :)
Posted by: Penny at January 21, 2007 01:09 PM
I'm way behind on my blog-reading but just had to write in with my support about that shoe story. Tevas? Another person's foot matter on them? You are a strong, strong lady.
Posted by: Librarian Girl at February 1, 2007 02:28 PM