I went back to the Jaltemba Equine Education Project (JEEP) by taxi today with another lady from the park. The road is just too brutal to beat our cars up there when 30 pesos each way is the alternative. We gave our driver a 20 peso tip on the way up and hey, he showed up to get us 3 hours later as requested. There were others at JEEP that doubted the taxi would return as they said that in general in the area they often don't. Nothing to do with the destination just the way it is.
We walked dogs which sounds easy but these animals need some rehabilitation as well. They aren't aggressive just cowering and/or untrained to a leash. You need to be patient and progress is slow initially. I decided we better speak Spanish - Ven aqui (come here).
The horses were given time individually in the arena to run on their own.
Then I cleaned a large cat area, petted cats, and treated ear mites. Next week we plan to buy some cat medication for fleas, worms and mites from a local vet, who volunteers his time, and work with the cats again. The people at JEEP said they get an interest from volunteers to work with the dogs and horses but not so much to work with cats.
Hmm, I might become the cat lady. We left JEEP covered in dog and cat hair as well as a liberal layer of dust. But overall a nice warm feeling. If there is a heaven those people at JEEP will have a front row seat.
In the afternoon, Teri and I walked into town along the beach to buy groceries.
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