Thursday we got up at 4:15am to leave at 5:30am to head to Bogota. Reason we left so early is a) Bogota is very far, and b) the traffic in Cartagena is crazy. We would never have been able to get into the traffic with all our oversized cars, plus driving through the city even at that time of the morning was intense. It was a good although long (13 hours) and hot day of driving. We were so incredibly blessed with an amazing place to stay the night. Around 6pm, when we were all exhausted and hungry, we got caught in a traffic jam and didn't move for nearly an hour. We then found a gas station where we enquired to camp. Most of us didn't have a good feeling about it so we were so relieved when 10min down the road we were able stay at a mom and pop hotel (Platito Hotel) for super cheap, plus a great homecooked meal for cheap to. A roof over our heads, a good meal and a shower. Thank you Jesus. It was still a tough night as I was sleeping on the floor between the door and at the bottom of one of the two beds. So between feet hanging over the edge of the bed in my face, a hot night without AC, ants crawling over me and turning over only to whack my head against the door it wasn't the best night's sleep but anyway :)
Friday was another 13 hour drive on towards to Bogota. Thankfully another day of almost car trouble free driving, except for the last hour or two when we hit the mountains and discovered our small camper (New WIne) was leaking gas. Our car was driving behind them so we could keep an eye on them. It was quite amusing seeing Kurt hanging out the back to open the door (they didn't want the leaking gas to be trapped in the confined space of the car). Through most of the mountains and we spent the night at La Vega. All accommodation in the area was completely booked as it was NY weekend so many people who live in Bogota were taking a few days holiday and going an hour outside the city for a couple of days. We managed to camp in the parking lot of a resort. It was really nice, we wished we were in the bungalow cabins! But it was good camping to.
Saturday started with traditional breakfast at the restaurant which was pretty interesting. An oily broth soup with a piece of meat and potato. A croissant, scrambled eggs and and a fritter type thing. Oh, and hot chocolate. Yummy but where's the coffee??
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