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Mom came to visit at Christmas. On Christmas Eve we went up to Serre do Cume, which is 525 meters high. I put the camera on the roof of the car and took our picture. | |
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On the way back home we had to stop because there was a rope across the road, with a horse tied to it. Mom was going to lift up the rope so I could drive under it, but then a Portuguese guy got out of that truck and chased the horse back across the road with a big rock. Those Portuguese are clever! |
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After our trip it was time to make the Fattigmand. These are Norwegian cookies and if you want to know more about them, go here. | |
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Tanya rolled out the dough. She gets serious about her dough rolling. Don't mess with her. She also did some frying but those pictures are just too disturbing... |
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After cutting and forming the cookies, Mom did some frying, too. She was quite happy about it. You can see the cookies on the counter there. | |
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Meanwhile, Gus and Verrucka were waiting patiently for Santa Claus. And Fattigmand. |
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The Iron Chef asks, "Whose Fattigman are the best?" Hmm, looks like a tie, especially since they all came from the same batch. | |
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Gus and Verrucka finally got their cookies, although I'm not sure that they fully appreciated the value. |
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Since the cookie making was a tie, Tanya challenged Mom to a game of Jenga on Christmas day. The suspense was thick... | |
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This picture was taken just moments before the mighty tower collapsed. Alas, Jenga towers were not meant to stand forever. Was it Tanya's error, or was it simply fate? |
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So, you think you're so good at Jenga, time for the Hearts challenge! It was a rough game. I'm not sure who won but I can tell you who lost (hint: he's not in the picture). | |
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The day after Christmas, and it was time for a tour of the island. We went to the swimming area in Biscoitos, where we did not swim because it was cold and the waves were huge. |
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This was a great place to take a picture until about a minute later when we both had wet feet thanks to that darn sneaky ocean! | |
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It is said that great wisdom can be gained from studying these lava rocks at the edge of the sea. It seems I didn't study hard enough, but I think it worked for Tanya. |
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Next we headed inland for a hike in the jungle. Axel Rose was not there, but if he had been you know what he would've said. | |
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Monte Brazil was next on the agenda, where Mom practiced for her future modeling career in front of a nice view of Angra do Heroismo. |
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We brought some bread to feed the ducks. | |
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Finally, we ended up at the sulfur pits, where steam and heat rise from the ground. This is a stark reminder that we're living on a volcanic island. Tanya contemplates a voyage to the center of the Earth. |
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We had a great time with Mom and we're thankful she didn't fall into a sulfur pit. |
