3rd Pic from our AA Trip

One of the highlights of the trip was going to see pink Flamingos. What an adventure. I couldn't tell you the story without mentioning our fearless tour guild. A young boy who nominated himself. We said no the first time and then were aggressive several times after, demanding that we could find the Flamingos on our own at the riverbed. We were afraid that he would get hurt as he kept jumping to ride in the back of our SUV. He was persistent! We were finally rid of him as we thought and made a wrong turn into the mountains. Heading back we went into a riverbed which it was hard for the SUV to get out of. We stood outside in fear of the fact that this would happen. After getting back in the SUV we again went down a road that was so dilapidated, we tilted as we drove and could have tipped over. Then here comes the persistent young boy who told us we needed him and we did not listen. He jumped on and he was hired. Thank God because we had no idea of the importance of his help. Once he got us there, we had to park a good distance because the SUV could sink in the sand, there were leaches in the water so you could not swim, and some other tid bit. The picture does not due justice to the actual scenery. It took my breath away. We tipped our young tour guide and I left learning from him the meaning of persistence that I had never seen in all my life. We were very impressed with him even though in the beginning we were so set that we did not need him. Sometimes life introduces people to you in this light and then later you are so grateful for them.