El viaje

Foolishly, we tried to cross the Cordillera Oriente yesterday . We were already experiencing problems with the transmission so we stoped after a 12 hours drive in this enchanting little village that does not even have a name.

While the car did start this morning , it did not shift into its gears. I fear the the transmission is broke. It will be impossible to fix it here. The local mechanic has never even seen a Jeep before.

I think the best option is probably a towing service to the town of Neiva. Neiva is 3 hours from here over high mountain passes. We wont talk about the other side since this is what google gives you and how long it will probably take until a towing car might appear.

What ever will happen, we are in good spirits but i fear this might be the end of Jim. The Cordillera Oriente is not to be trifled with..

Patience is the name of the game for now.

Will keep you posted.

___3 hours later___

So we are waiting to get towed to Neiva, how long all this will take, we just dont know. In the meantime , this is the nice hotel we stayed at last night.

And these our wonderful hosts.

We went for a walk to explore the area a bit but i need to finish the sculpture post, the kolibri hunting post , the caño canoas post so i cut the trip a bit shorter. Lu is still out exploring with our new friend.

News, when news. Im diving back into the sculptures for now. There is still a lot to write about.

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And while i am behind with my posts, the place here is just to great not to write about while we wait.

While there is no doubt who is in charge here,

not everybody seems to agree fully.

The village with no name is a little dreamy farmers paradise.

I just ordered a banana juice and got 2 liters of the best banana milkshake i have ever had. We could have hit it much worse 🙂

—— it is 13.00 now—

still no towing service and it looks like a massive Andes storm is heading our way. We can already hear the thunder. It gave me some time to doctor on my statue post. News when news.

14.00 now. Its all happening !!!

Obviously it started raining , and obviously we are heading right through the storm towards Neiva. But happy campers. To be fair, im surprised we are getting out of here this early!

18.00 now.

The drive was nutty.

Approaching Neiva!

Very curious what the mechanic will say..

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And he will say something tomorrow, nothing happens here after sundown.

Patience is the name of the game , he said, and he continually has to repeat it to himself, and his wife…

But all is good, checked in with the towing boys,

also checked into a normal hotel.

From what we saw Neiva looks nice.

Soup and bed it is.

Tired campers.