Nothing spectacular has been happening to us the in the past 3 or 4 days, just some moving around from one place to another, mostly waiting until after Feb 1st and this weekend, to get out of the high season and get into the low season and prices at the hotspring that become half of what they are in high season. The following pictures are just good pictures of things we have enjoyed over the past 2 weeks and are in no specific order.
Jardin is sort of at the end of the road from anywhere and we did not want to return to Medellin to be able to continue our journey so we asked many questions on how this might happen. There were 4 men sitting at this table when I asked the question and they all had different answers, and all speaking at the same time. One voice came through clearer to my way of thinking and also he was saying what I wanted to hear so took his advice and we acted on it and got to Pereira without having to backtrack through Medellin.
One day when we were still in Jardin, we heard the noise of children coming from a school so we went to investigate. It was amazing. There were many, many students and teachers cleaning the school yard and flower beds. And everyone was working hard which was even more amazing as all you teacher and parents know how hard it is to keep a group`of children on task for any length of time
There are many stands just like this but this one has a second job. He is a travelling phone booth. He will sell you a call on his cell phone for 10 cents a minute.
We have not been real lucky with bus trips without a problem and the one yesterday was no exception. Even before we were out of town we had a flat tire and when busses break down, amazing things happen. The guy working on the tire is the bus driver and just seconds before had on a white shirt and tie. He quickly donned his cover all as his helper raced up the street to get a jack and tools. Who knows where they came from. But in 15 minutes we were on our way as the bus driver was changing back into his white shirt as he was driving down the road.
We are in Manizales and this morning there was a big military celebration in the Park. Just sort of interesting as there is such a huge military presence all over Colombia.
Most days we do just this, for about between 50 cents and $1 we get to drink two of the most exotic and tasteful drinks you can imagine. They have names like Maracajau, Mora, Lulo, and Guanabana. There are many others, all good but we don´t know how to spell them´.
In Latin America, Sundays are generally very quiet. All stores are closed and for a traveller the day can be deadly. But last Sunday we were in Jardin and that generalization just was not true. It seems all the farmers from the countryside come to town on Sunday and what a busy day it is. Everything is open for business.
On that Sunday, we moved to the town of Andes and it was just as busy. It was nice for us as there were places to eat and drink and shop.
This picture is not unusual and it is how most ditches are dug in Colombia. Not just little ones either but deep ditches as well. The ground is hard and the day is hot, the reason for the cloth over his head.
Jardin is sort of at the end of the road from anywhere and we did not want to return to Medellin to be able to continue our journey so we asked many questions on how this might happen. There were 4 men sitting at this table when I asked the question and they all had different answers, and all speaking at the same time. One voice came through clearer to my way of thinking and also he was saying what I wanted to hear so took his advice and we acted on it and got to Pereira without having to backtrack through Medellin.
One day when we were still in Jardin, we heard the noise of children coming from a school so we went to investigate. It was amazing. There were many, many students and teachers cleaning the school yard and flower beds. And everyone was working hard which was even more amazing as all you teacher and parents know how hard it is to keep a group`of children on task for any length of time
There are many stands just like this but this one has a second job. He is a travelling phone booth. He will sell you a call on his cell phone for 10 cents a minute.
We have not been real lucky with bus trips without a problem and the one yesterday was no exception. Even before we were out of town we had a flat tire and when busses break down, amazing things happen. The guy working on the tire is the bus driver and just seconds before had on a white shirt and tie. He quickly donned his cover all as his helper raced up the street to get a jack and tools. Who knows where they came from. But in 15 minutes we were on our way as the bus driver was changing back into his white shirt as he was driving down the road.
We are in Manizales and this morning there was a big military celebration in the Park. Just sort of interesting as there is such a huge military presence all over Colombia.
Most days we do just this, for about between 50 cents and $1 we get to drink two of the most exotic and tasteful drinks you can imagine. They have names like Maracajau, Mora, Lulo, and Guanabana. There are many others, all good but we don´t know how to spell them´.
In Latin America, Sundays are generally very quiet. All stores are closed and for a traveller the day can be deadly. But last Sunday we were in Jardin and that generalization just was not true. It seems all the farmers from the countryside come to town on Sunday and what a busy day it is. Everything is open for business.
On that Sunday, we moved to the town of Andes and it was just as busy. It was nice for us as there were places to eat and drink and shop.
This picture is not unusual and it is how most ditches are dug in Colombia. Not just little ones either but deep ditches as well. The ground is hard and the day is hot, the reason for the cloth over his head.
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