Day 17 – Fruit and Vegetable markets
We spent some time after breakfast sitting on the front porch enjoying the cooler morning air. It was overcast and dull, but the birds were out in force around the gardens, so I grabbed the camera to try and get some photos. I loved the hummingbirds hovering around the flowers – fascinating birds.
Hummingbird hovering
Bird on a flower (species unknown)
Every Friday, Enrique goes to the fresh fruit and vegetable markets in Cali to shop for supplies for the kitchen. He takes families staying at the hotel and gives them a tour of the markets, explaining all the exotic fruits and vegetables. It is a wonderful place, full of unique sights, sounds and smells – and a tour is quite educational too. Did you know they grow seven different types of banana in Colombia? We have had cooked banana several times in dishes, including soups. We also had deep fried banana at one point – kind of looked like potato wedges and tasted okay too.
Families waiting for Enrique to take us to the markets
Andres makes another friend - the women all love him "tan bonito"
Fruit and vegetable markets
Leanne tries some exotic fruits
Enrique picks out some Colombian cheese
Leanne and Andres hang out around some hanging meat
Enrique treats us to a drink at the markets
The fresh poulty section (including a goose - top right corner)
Across the road from the markets was a little art and craft store where we bought some souvenirs of our stay in Cali. We aren’t just buying stuff for ourselves, we want to have a collection of items from Cali for Andres.
Later in the afternoon we spent some time in the formal loungeroom where there is some carpet on the floor so we could give Andres a bit of “tummy time”. He’s not crawling yet, can’t quite get the legs going right and hasn’t worked out how to use his arms to move himself around.
Andres gets some "tummy time"
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The yellow bird in the second photo is possibly a Social Flycatcher
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