We made it into Colombia. The southern portion is very green and beautiful. We did some hiking to a waterfall and a hotspring. We´ve been pretty wet in this part of the country. Dry laundry was a little dodgy the last few weeks. We´ve spent more time on the road traveling from place to place. Security seems good. There is a heavy police presence and military presence in this country. It´s pretty routine to have to get off the bus and be lightly searched from time to time. I guess that is a good thing. People are genuinely curious about us, traveling with our kids. Again we get a lot of looks and the kids get plenty of ¨Hay que lindo...¨ We try to stay on the gringo trail best we can.
Traveling by land can be quite exhausting. It´s more expensive and we are traveling the Colombian way (kids on our laps). The country is much bigger than Ecuador, thus the road trips are longer. We go through a lot of barf bags as we wind through the mountainy roads. The scenery is quite worth the down sides. Even Nootch agrees, though she is glad the bus trips are winding down. It´s really the best way to see Colombia.
