November 19, 2007

Thomas' Farm in Lasso

Heide, G and I woke up and headed over to Thomas and Toby's place for breakfast. We had fresh squeezed orange juice, omelettes, and yuca bread with cheese. We then piled into Toby's car, including two of Heide's dogs, Meike and Melchor, and headed toward Thomas' Farm. Along the way we stopped at the SuperMaxi grocery store to pick up some food to cook.

After driving for about an hour we arrived at Thomas' farm. It was beautiful. The farm is set right below Cotopaxi Mountain.



When we arrived Thomas gave us a quick tour of the farm. We saw the gardens with fresh califlower, which we picked for lunch, the area for the ostriches which was not completed yet, and the chicken coop with a fence 8 feet high. Two feet were added to try to keep the wolf out. We then headed to the straw cabin to make lunch. The cabin is quite cozy. Thomas then made a fire in the stove to heat up the grill. He cooked the meat, including lamb chops, blood sausages, and Argentinian beef, while Heide cooked the veggies, califlower, zucchini, tomatoes, and mushrooms. Toby made some guacamole that was very good.

After lunch the women and dogs relaxed near the cabin and pond. It was a tad too windy to hang outside for too long, while the guys headed out to shoot the 9mm Austrian made Glock. After a few hours we headed back to town. We left Thomas and Toby at home, while we headed to the mall to pick up a few items.

After arriving at Heide's place we made some pizza and asparagus for dinner before retiring to bed exhausted.