, Colombia is a country in South America. It has great beaches. I loved spending time there. There were so many cool things to see and we made a lot of friends.. SOUTHERN COLOMBIA We stayed by this lake which had a fun kids playground with pull sleds and this cool see saw. My Mum and I used the see saw as a boat in our game of pirates. In the morning I got to see cows being milked. STRANGE THINGS WE SAW In one town we drove through we saw this ant statue in the window of a building. INTERESTING INSECTS AND ANIMALS We saw a lot of really interesting animals and insects along the way. We went to a hummingbird sanctuary where we saw a lot of hummingbirds. I stood really close to them and they didn't seem to mind. We also saw this hummingbird nest with 2 eggs in it. The eggs were really tiny. This millipede was on our path when we were hiking in Tayrona National Park. He had so many legs. The caterpillars were funny to watch because they kept crawling on top of eachother. These are leaf cutter ants. They bite off pieces of leaves and carry them back to their home. The size of the leaf pieces were sometimes bigger than the ants themselves. FOSSILS AND DINOSAURS We went to a museum of dinosaur fossils and also found fossils on one of our walks. There were road signs near the museum with dinosaurs on them. Below is the huge Kronosaurus fossil found in this area. Kronosaurus' lived in the ocean. Below is my drawing of a kronosaurus. CHOCOLATE SHOP At Villa de Leyva, they had a chocolate shop that had a beautiful statue of a golden girl out the front. I would have liked to try on her dress. PLAYING WITH FRIENDS I met a lot of other kids in Colombia. Inti, and Sammy spoke English and lived at a campsite with goats. I caught toads with them. I also had a sleepover with them in beds in a dome tent. We watched movies together. One of the goats head butted me and the scar is still there. Another time I watched movies with some local girls in a small village. HALLOWEEN We celebrated Halloween when we were at the beach. My friend Mario made me jack 'o latterns from coconuts. One was a monster and one was a minion. Miranda and I, (my friend) dressed up as fairy princesses and went "trick or treating". We got a lot of yummy candy. SCHOOL AND ARTWORK Mum and I do some school work together. Sometimes don't like it, but we get to do school in some cool places. We even got to do it in a painted bus that was a sitting and TV area. One day at the campsite at the beach, I helped paint a trash girl on the trash bin area. MERMAIDS We made Miranda and I into mermaids, burying us ion the sand and then covering us over and adding rocks for the scales, and coconut shells for bikini tops. It was fun! My favorite things about Colombia were going to the museums, seeing the statues, playing on the beach and making new friends.
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BC
12/16/2015 06:31:08 am
Keira you are such a lucky girl to have done all those wonderful things and it is good to put down all your adventures on your blog so we can enjoy your travels and you will have it for you later on to be able to remember all those wonderful things.......Love ya heaps.......Pop & Grandma
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Jackie
12/17/2015 04:58:09 am
Hi Keira,
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Keira
12/17/2015 10:57:48 am
Dont be too envious, it is too hot here at times,
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Aunty Jackie
12/17/2015 01:09:59 pm
But at least you have the sea to jump into to cool off. You really wouldn't want to jump into our sea right now. Its FREEEEEEZING!!
Lissie
12/17/2015 12:06:58 pm
¡Hola preciosa!
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Keira
12/17/2015 01:28:00 pm
I miss you too. how long are you going to be in Guatemala, maybe we can catch up there?
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Jesse
12/17/2015 01:13:17 pm
Hola Mariposa! Your pictures are absolutely stunning! It sure looks like you are having fun kiddo!!! Breeze and I really miss you, we hope you guys are coming home soon. I'm reminded of you almost every day by a flower barrette in my truck that you must have dropped while cruising with me.
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keira
12/17/2015 01:30:01 pm
Make sure you keep that barrette, I don't need it anymore. Give your doggie a pat for me. I am going to get a puppy when I get back and then they can be friends.
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Rizzybeth
12/17/2015 04:16:31 pm
That gold dress is amazing. I wonder if we could make one just like it when you come home. You could wear it next Halloween for your costume and we could put gold face paint on you.
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Sarah and James
12/18/2015 01:05:47 am
Hi Keira, We miss you in Albuquerque! Thanks for writing this blog, James liked the pictures of the millipede and baby frogs! It sounds like you are having a blast and meeting lots of great people. We can't wait to see you again. James just turned 6! He had a little party at Explora, do you remember the Explora museum? We are about to go visit family for the Christmas holiday and James is excited because he gets 3 weeks off from school! Take care and have fun. - Sarah and James
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Ryan ODriscoll
1/3/2016 07:06:47 pm
So many wonderful stories, Keira. You have inspired me even more to want travel to South America. I love that see-saw! The animals you are seeing along the way are so cool! I hope to meet you in person one day soon! Your mum and dad are very special to me :) Safe travels.
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Dovya
1/6/2016 03:46:45 am
Hey there, sweet Keira!!!
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lesley and phil
2/5/2016 01:34:04 pm
Hi Keira
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Jesse
2/8/2016 03:14:55 pm
What a cute baby sloth! What was his/her name?
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