Our 30-person group cues up in front of the factory, ready for a tour, and a taste..

Gabriel, our tour guide, tells us all about chocolate making, cocoa history, geography, chemistry - more than you ever could remember.

Susan Belmont samples some of the roasted beans

We snorted, oh, wait, I mean we savored the scents of the ingredients.

More... uh, savoring.

Gabriel, our tour host, in front of a map of the world where ingredients come from.

We don our hair nets, and in some cases, beard nets for the tour.

A spontaneous smooch

LaRhee with her valentines deely-bobs

So, you think it's hard to recognize your paddling buddies when they are street clothes? Try this!! (We miss you, Craig)

ooooooh, chocolate.

You say Weiner, and I say Wiener, You say beener, and I say biner, Weiner, Wiener, beener, biner, let's call the whole thing off....

Non-Kayaking battle gear

Note the chocolate dust on the soap dispenser....

Cocoa bean masher.....

Cocoa beans

Glenn models the latest in Victor's Secret underwear.

Sand hill Cranes?

Our KayakQueen!

Dave's new hat.

Sort of a 70's dance move, isn't this?