Indian PARADISE weekend
this weekend though i went with a friend here to her relative's "farmhouse". her family is all from india. and we drove for two hours through the coutryside through remote villages where people live in thatch huts. it was so nice to get out of the city. into the basalt mountains/cliffs with lots of waterfalls. green. palm trees. their house was on this tiny peninsula with this huge lake inthe valley.. it has iris fields all around. planted in this DEEP red soil that was so beautiful. and lots of fruit trees. mangos. papayas. and all the indian fruits i can't describe. apple custards. with the lake surrounding us and palm trees i felt like i was on an insland. it seriously looked like the movies. SO BEAUTIFUL. so awesome. and so relaxing. we slept outside, since it's permanently warm here. on cot beds with just a sheet. lots of bugs, but after alaskan summers and also working in entomology i have no problem with insects like other people. ;o) the sunset and sunrise were amazing! i can't describe how awesome it was.