Mothers Day today – we were warned not to try and go out somewhere for lunch, all the restaurants would be booked out and places such as cemeteries would be crowded with people visiting. Jorge’s wife Patricia picked us up at 9:30am to drive us to Parque Jaime Duque, a fun park and zoo about an … [Read More »]
Day 36 – Halifax Again
Another, unintentionally quiet day today. We had intended to go out and do some tours around Bogota today, but Leanne had spent most of the night with diarrhea and vomiting, so wasn’t feeling up to going anywhere. She spent a lot of time sleeping while I looked after the kids. In the afternoon, when Leanne was … [Read More »]
Day 35 – Halifax
A quiet day today – we had decided to hang around the hotel and relax for a bit after being out every day over the past week or so. Leanne spent some time putting a few loads of washing on while I looked after the kids. The hotel provides a washing machine that the guests … [Read More »]
Day 34 – Armenia to Bogota
A very early start today – we had a driver coming at 9:00am to take us to the airport for our flight to Bogota. For some reason, they like you to get to the airport 2.5 hours before a domestic flight. I understand that Bogota airport sometimes gets quite busy, but some of these regional … [Read More »]
Day 33 – Recuca
Another “late” start today with Gustavo picking us up at 10:30am. We drove south from Armenia this time to Recuca, a traditional Colombian coffee farm which specialises in education about how coffee is grown, picked, and processed. As part of our tour, we tried “Tinto”, a traditional small serve of black coffee typically served in … [Read More »]
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