Well here we are in Baeza, the land of flat, open, wet, PERFECT looking breeding grounds for mosquitoes... but alas, it is pouring rain and no end is in sight. Yesterday, we drove up over a high altitude mountain pass, across interesting yellowish paramo landscape and fog and then down into a cloud forest fringed with an unbelievable density of beautiful waterfalls. We are staying in Baeza, which is a smallish town en route to the jungle. We tried to get out there to sample the multitude of ponds for me, and streams for Julio, but it has not stopped raining, and mosquitoes hide in the rain. Anyway, we eventually gave up and headed back to the somewhat sketchy hotel to have a delicious lunch of soup and hot chocolate... just what is required after freezing in the rain!
I don´t think the rain will let up today. The plan is to have an easy night - a nice meal, a beer and some cheesy soap opera goodness, and then head to the jungle tomorrow. It´s raining there too - that is where Santy is right now - but let´s keep our fingers crossed. At least it will be warm there!
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