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We had a mellow day for Jeffs birthday. We started the day with coffee from yesterday’s tour and cookies.

Sven and Sergio gave Jeff a box of leaves for his birthday.

We went to the art museum which was really great, especially for a small town.

Heres a photo that I thought would look a lot better than it does.

And then we finished off the night with an amazing meal at the city’s best restaurant. It was one of the best meals we’ve ever had. The photos of the food look weird like chunks of meat. But it was super good and there was a birthday cake for Jeff for dessert. He’s blowing out his candle in the top photo.

Jeff and I started the day at a coffee farm for a tour. At the front of the farm there were lots of bananas. The owner explained that at Colombian farms in the region they always have bananas at the front for workers and visitors to eat.

The tour started off great. The top picture is from the start of the tour.

We saw the beans growing.

The drying process.

Roasting.

And then the guide talked and talked about how bad dark roast was. Three hours into it we were so bored.

But right before we fell asleep we got to taste the coffee which was excellent.

Tomorrow is Jeff’s birthday so we’ll start the day with coffee from this farm.

We had a great short flight from Panama City to the town of Periera in Colombia.

If you pronounce it correctly you say the name of the town. If you mispronounce it, you say a very bad swear. Something like you are the son (or daughter) of a dog whore. As you can imagine we’ve been practicing and are nervous every time we say it.

I am hoping it would be like if there was a town in the US called. Fook Moo. A person who did not speak English as a second language might mispronounce it but no one would be offended.

Sven didn’t mind being in my suitcase for the flight since he had Sergio to keep him company.

I haven’t told then yet they can’t come on the coffee farm tour tomorrow. They have a strict human only policy.

I feel like a little kid that finally agreed to eat her vegetables. I’m so proud of myself that I had a fried egg for breakfast. The egg aversion has ended.

Jeff and I are going on a trip to Colombia tomorrow. We spent today packing and planning. The sloths are excited. Sven has been several times but Sergio has never been.

Today we had a lazy day. We hung out, saw this rainbow and went to the gym. Today is my last day of antibiotics and I’m feeling really good. I even lifted a tiny bit of weight. I only used 2 pound dumbbells but it felt good to get the muscles working again.

Today we went for a long walk, took a nap and then made guacamole and enchiladas. It was a good mix of exercise and rest.

Our building also decorated for Christmas. These trees must come predecorated because they went up in about 10 minutes. This one is really pretty and tastefully done except for one design element.

There seems to be at least six pairs of elf legs without bodies. Are they stuck in the tree? What happened did the tree fall on them when it was cut down? Are they just amputated elf legs? It’s confusing.

The rainy season is finally starting to break a bit. We got a rare patch of sun at the pool which was great. I was able to swim 16 very slow laps so it’s progress. It’s also been a day of left overs. Yum!

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Our Moroccan dinner came out great. Jeff did 95% of it. I think I chopped an onion and some carrots.

we started with these stuffed dates. Delicous and really easy to make. I made these.

Next we had lavash which is a cracker that Jeff made from scratch with sour dough dough and he made a roasted eggplant dip. I opened a tub of store bought hummus and spooned it into the bowl.

For the main dish we had a chicken and apricot tagine over cous cous. Which is the top photo. You can see how nicely I cut the carrots. Jeff did the rest. We were too full for dessert.

We are always thankful for all of you our family and friends, but this year more than ever. Thank you all for your support. We love you!

Today I spent a lot of the day awake and outside. This is a huge improvement from yesterday when I slept pretty much 20 hours. I’m feeling so much better after three doses of antibiotics. I have four more to go, so should be good in a few days.

I still wasn’t up for grocery shopping, so Jeff went out and bought what we need. Tomorrow it will Just be the two of us and we are planning a Morrocan menu.

I’m feeling so much better today, no fever or pain. I am still incredibly tired. I feel like I back tracked a little on recovery.

I slept all day and Sven and Sergio supportef me by sleeping all day as well. And yes they sleep on a satin pillowcase. It keeps their fur nice so they don’t have to do much with it in the morning.