My west coast brother informed me that today is National Egg Day and National Chocolate Macaroon Day. So when he told me that it is also Chimborazo Day, I assumed that it was some kind of food, like a Chimichanga or a Chorizo. Yum. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that it was not so, but far otherwise. It turns out that Chimborazo is a dormant volcano in the Andes in Ecuador. It is also, and this is the important part, the highest point on earth, or the point closest to the sun. Chimborazo Day is traditionally celebrated by tying on your hiking boots and climbing a mountain, or at least a hill. This explains why I have never heard of this holiday. While I have climbed the hill behind my west coast brother's house, admittedly some years ago, I am not and never have been a mountain climber. A certain friend will attest that I proved recently that I can fall down on a level paved sidewalk. I do not like the idea of rolling down a mountainside. So I guess it's time to add mountain climbing to my ever growing list of things I will not try, right up there with sky diving and bungee jumping, and never forget taking a polar plunge. I do like the name Chimborazo though. It just rolls off the tongue.
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