Donna is not exactly traveling light. |
Ava at Hotel Posada San Vicente in Antigua. |
Dinner at Travel Menu |
Central park |
Chocomuseo t-shirt |
Lunch at Saberico |
Ready to make chocolate! |
Ava and Amanda grind roasted cacao beans by hand. |
We try cacao husk tea. |
Amanda makes the hot chocolate frothy with a molinillo. |
Kale at Caoba Farms |
Basil |
Chia |
Our guide, Emilio, gives us a sample of "superfood" moringa. |
Amaranth |
Peaches |
Amanda asks Emilio for some compost worms. |
Organic mora popsicle |
Worm composting bins |
We sample capuchinas, which are edible flowers. |
Quinoa |
Amanda decorates herself with mora (blackberries). |
Pappy's BBQ |
Amanda loves the ribs! |
We all enjoy good tacos at Cactus Taco Shop. |
Ava on the chicken bus to Valhalla Macadamia Farm |
Kristin and her cousin Stephanie are with us for the macadamia trip. |
Macadamias |
Fernanda, our guide, tells us about the husking machine. |
Stephanie sorts the nuts by size. |
Ava and Amanda give the sorter a try. |
Pretty bathroom |
2-minute macadamia oil facials |
The girls share an order of macadamia pancakes. Yum! |