Minca, Sunday 1st Dec. 2024

After yesterday's debacle, I reckon I needed a quiet day of chill-axing (or some such) and the weather gods must've agreed.
The sun is up, the pool looks inviting, the bar is open and breakfast is on the go. I ordered pancakes because I'd seen someone else having them and they looked great - with melon, mango, apple and syrup (I'll work it off).
Then it had to be a wander around the grounds, a spot of sunbathing, and swim in the pool but, hey, it was cold - no time to warm up overnight.
This turned out to have been a brilliant piece of planning by me as it turned cloudy by 10am, so I went for a stroll down to the town. Nothing much new to see, so I had a dip in the stream. There's a stretch of fast-flowing water around yet more rocks right in the town centre. Blimey! cold again. I'm getting soft.
Back at the ranch, I ordered lunch using my resident's wrist band, which will tot up my purchases to be paid for when I check out. I had spaghetti with chicken, pesto and pine nuts - the best meal I've had in all the time I've been travelling in Colombia.
Now I know the weather's not been its best back in Blighty, and I checked the UK weather forecast - it's predicting -7 degrees! Ouch.
Well, it's not been a great day here either. The afternoon got greyer and greyer, then the thunder and lightening started, then the rain came. Yeah, I know we're on the edge of the Amazon and it is jungle hereabouts, but will my travel insurance reimburse me for having to get a shower and put on trousers and a long sleeve shirt?
The day feels like it's almost gone at 6pm. I hope I've got enough interesting photos to attach - jungley scenes around the hostel.
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