Zip Lining

Hi!

Today I will be telling you all about zip lining. Yesterday my dad and I went to Los Veranos along the Rio Horcones River. When we got there we checked in and harnessed up. The workers and " Paparazzi Team" where extremely funny! The first 5 out of 14 lines where for practice, the next 9 we were allowed to go upside down, spinning or do both at the same time. The first line was a bit scary, though you get used to it after the second or third line.  The last line, my dad and I got to race on two parallel lines. After zip lining, I and another girl, named Grace, went swimming in the lake - it was cold! I would totally go back!

                         Thursday, March 12, 2015

Spending Some Time on Land

Hi there!

   Well, my mom, dad, and I, (plus dog) have spent a little over a week in this beautiful place called Bucerias. A few bugs here and there but otherwise, great. Because we're on the 3rd floor, every evening we see an amazing sunset.

   Now I'll give you a tour of the house. First of all, we have an open-air living room. What I mean by that is, in our living room we are missing two walls. We have one breezy window and two door-less balconies. They all have protective awnings that go over them. We also have quite a few plants and wooden pieces of furniture. It's homey and all until you learn that all the ants and other bugs are living in them! Yep, we've had a few obstacles here and there, but I'd say we've hurtled over them.

  Then to my room.

Quiet but stylish. I like to refer to it as "quiylish". It was fun to decorate it, such as putting up  posters and my fringe door curtain, which you can see in this picture.

 Now I will move on to the town. It's small but still holds 17,000 people. The name Bucerias comes from the Spanish word buceador, which means diver, because it's been known for its fishing and diving community for a long time.

  Another thing are the roads. Hand made and pretty, these roads are made of stones cemented together to make beautiful, old-timey roads.

  The people here are so kind and even though they're working so hard, they always stop to give a smile. It makes Bucerias such a nice place to stay.

                      Saturday, February 28, 2015  

Astronomy

Hi!

  Today I will be doing an entry on my astronomy studies. I think the best part of astronomy is identifying the stars. Here is a  list of the stars and constellations I have found:

1) Sirius (star)

2) Capella (star)

3) The North Star

4) The Big Dog (constellation)

5) The Water Snake (constellation)

6) Orion (constellation)

7) Gemini twins (constellation)

8) Pollux

9) Castor (star)

10) Betelgeuse (star)

11) Rigel (star)

I know I have seen many more stars and constellations than that but I'm not aware of the names. One night I even saw Venus, Mars, and a crescent moon all together. This rarely happens so it was quite the honor to see it!

  Now I will tell you about the moon. The moon is a very interesting piece of cheese. O, my bad, the moon is a very interesting piece of rock, not cheese. The moon has seas and oceans, craters and landing sites. First you have the seas and oceans. I know, I know, there's no water on the moon (or any other planet, or so we think). But these aren't water spots, they're large dark dots that look like seas from Earth. Here is a list of the seas:

1) Sea of Rains

2) Sea of Serenity

3) Sea of Tranquility

4) Sea of Crisis

5) Ocean of Storms

   Next are the craters. "You can make a crater by dropping a stone in a sand box", says my astronomy book. They are extremely large divots in the moon. Here are the names:

1) Tycho Crater

2) Copernicus Crater

   Then there are the landing sites. There's not much to them, they’re just the places where Apollo 11-17 landed from 7/20/68 to 12/11/72.

   So there's my astronomy update, thanks for reading.

                           Friday, January 30, 2015

               Up-dated Thursday, March 5, 2015