Cowboy Up!

I am now switching to the farm segment of my blogging.

Kirk has had a wide mix of places we have stayed. We have had tropical "camping" type of stays -- all the way to small hotel stays where we actually get hot water (well not always, about 50/50).

One of my favorite parts of our trip is riding horses in each region of the country we go to.

Small family farms are the majority of the population here. They grow what they eat to the best of their ability.  Most of these are very small farms or vincas (less than 5 acres). 

One of my favorite rides was when we worked cattle to and from the coral so they can get water.  The vaqueros round up the cattle twice a day and drive them to a grazing pasture and then back to a coral for water.  Remember getting water here can be a problem.  So to get water in your pastures is hard-- there is no power to run a well pump, plus to put a well in is very expensive -- it is cheaper to just have a horse and do it yourself or hire it out.

They do this by “driving” them down whatever path or road is available.  This gives new meaning to sharing the road!

The best part is cars, motorcycles, trucks, and buses all went by us as we moved the cattle down the road.

Crazy fun!!!

PS I tried to post a video  - I hope it works