Caleb had his first competitive swim meet a few months back, but I am finally getting to look at the pictures. Caleb did really well for how young he was and because he has just started to swim well just this year. It was a fun event to participate and it brought back memories when I (Tyler) was in Africa and competed in school swim meets.
"Are we done yet?!?" ...and we have only just sat down
Caleb getting ready for his first heat, the backstroke
He did really well on his first heat and place 3rd, good enough to compete the next day
Starting the semi finals. Get ready...
...and they are off!
We are so proud of you Caleb!
Parents filling the stands at the pool we regularly frequent
Caleb did a great job, although he didn't place he gave it his all
Kampoeng Kopi Banaran is a local coffee and cocoa plantation just outside of Salatiga. It is almost like a small amusement park (not really anything like in the USA) with small rides, playground equipment, flying fox zipline, swim pool and coffee restaurant. We had a few days off from language school so we decided to go with some friends and spend the morning there. It was a fun time just to go to another place even though we were a little of the "attraction" because we are foreigners.
Sharing a iced coffee with our friend Mariette
Had the Wolff family join us too
Fun under the sun...no wait, shade!
Aaron having fun on the "flying fox"
Indonesian school field trip and they tried not to stare at us :)
Kids playing on the merry-go-round
Photo op moment
Sibling love
Coffee berries just starting to grow along the stem, they should be turning red
around August and then harvested
One of the lookout points for "Lake Pening" a shallow lake just on the outskirts of Salatiga
Kids are ready to take a tour of the coffee fields
Still smiling after a bumpy ride of the mountain
Then it started to pour like it usually does in rainy season here
Taking a little ride in the jeep
We saw some coco trees too with cocoa pods already starting to show. I didn't know they grew their own chocolate here
Loosely translated means: "Drink coffee before playing sports can help women 'burn weakness or fat?' 31 percent more." We saw some other really funny signs along these lines but I couldn't get a good clear picture of them. Some of them said that coffee helps reduce cancer and have other amazing health qualities. So I should be living a long, 31-percent-fat-burning life, right?
While I was in Tarakan to unload our container and our crates into our house, I was able to do a late night walk through to help show you what it looks like.
