Day 7 - Puerto Chipas

We boarded a bus this morning for the Tuxtlan. We were greated by a mexian band on stage. After playing a couple of songs, they had a chocolate demonstration. They showed us a coco bean pod and we got to taste raw coco which was kinda sweet. Then they toasted some coco beans and showed how they ground them. We were able to use the tools to grind the beans. It was alot of fun. I purchased 2 bags of the coco power, one mixed with almonds and one with peanuts. Not sure what to do with them when we get them home, but also can eat small amounts. Next we went to a local church. It was kinda nice, except they were having a funeral and it was kinda weird. We then walked through they local market and saw all the fruits, fish, chicken, and other items for sale. it was very interesting. We boarded the bus and headed for a Izapa ruins. It was very interesting to hear the history of the ruins and see the items thy have discovered. We then headed back to the ship. We had lunch and Beth and I took a nap. Mom is making alot of friends and spent her time on the back of the ship visiting. They had a Bar-B-Que dinner on the back of the boat tonight. They had fish, steak, ribs, and chicken with all the fixin. It was really good and they even had a Mexican band. We are not able to post pictures at this time. The connect is too slow, so we will keep trying or will them when we get back. Thanks for reading our daily adventures.