Ahhh, my last few days in Colombia, so I had to make the most of them! I did a little bit of exploring on Friday afternoon, but headed back to the hostel after just a couple of hours as this city is so hot and humid! "Not to worry", I thought, "I still have two days left" and so I booked a trip to Volcán del Totumo, to bathe in the mud there, for Saturday. Unfortunately, I woke up yesterday morning with a peculiar feeling in my stomach, and without going into too much detail, I swear I must have been in the hostel's bathroom at least 15 times! So, Saturday was a complete write-off and I thought I'd be better off NOT going to the volcano under the circumstances.
The episode has left me so drained that I haven't gone today either as I need to conserve as much strength as possible for a 3½ hour flight to Lima, an hour wait, a 5 hour flight to Sao Paulo, a trek across on of the largest cities in the world to find the bus terminal, then a 5 hour bus ride to Rio de Janeiro!!! I am so glad that I have a fairly decent grasp of basic Spanish, as I was able to go to the pharmacy, buy some Loperamide and ask what foods I should eat. I was pretty proud of myself, under the circumstances!
So, today, I now have several hours to kill before I go to the airport - which, might I add, is going to charge me a whopping $64 in departure tax! They had better accept MasterCard, or they ain't getting it, I can tell you. Daylight robbery, it is the most expensive airport in Colombia! I have also erred on the side of caution and I have a few extra pesos than normal just before leaving a country. I am hoping there is a Crepes and Waffles at the airport, so I can use up my cash on ice-cream (I am sure the pharmacist would approve!)
I'm hoping to wander out to look for a geocache at the port in a bit. I hope it is there otherwise I won't have any from Colombia, and it will be a waste of a 4-mile roud trip in the heat! Then I'll be reading until I need to go to the airport. Yikes, it is going to be a long day, night and day, assuming I make it to Rio in one piece as my new Spanish skills won't help me there! Oh well, all in a day's work for intrepid adventurer Indiemma Jones!
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