San Gil, Colombia
A quick update - the internet is not great here.
We travelled by bus from Villa de Leyva to San Gil. It took a little longer than planned, this time due to a big tree down across our preferred road. When we finally got to San Gil, we ended up having supper at the food fair at the local mall - there were not a lot of good dining options in this town.
People don't come to San Gil for the food, but rather for the variety of adventure activities available, from Bungee Jumping and Paragliding to Hiking and a White-water Rafting and much more. We had a full day here in which to choose what we wanted to do.
Susanne and I, along with several other members of our tour group, chose to take a local bus to the nearby town of Barichara, a charming place which is also the start of the "Camino Real", an ancient walkway of cobblestones that connects several communities in this area of Colombia. We elected to hike for approximately 2 hours to the next town of Guane. It was a fantastic hike, mostly downhill, with magnificent views along the way.
We took a bus back to Barichara, where we found a great little restaurant, then finished the day with a bus ride back to our hotel in San Gil, just in time for the rains to start in. Great timing!
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