Another incredibly long driving day!

We were up before 6am for a 6.30am breakfast and 7.30am departure.  Breakfast was extremely good!  We both chose the omelette with cheese, tomato, mushroom, ham, and onion.

On the truck, Ritchie updated us on the situation as far as he knew it.  The road closure that stopped us last night was due to mineworkers protesting about changes to their working conditions and contracts.  Overnight, the protests have apparently gained momentum, and the miners have been joined by other workers.  All the usual routes to Medellin are said to be impassable!  Ritchie and Nikki have come up with a potential alternative that involves us heading back out to the coast before turning inland again.  It's a road neither of them have driven before.  It will add hours to our journey.  If it worked, Ritchie warned us to expect up to 18 hours on the road!  He said that if we arrived before midnight, it would be a good result!  We were just going to set off and see what happened 😳. 

We had our first toilet stop at a toll booth after two hours on the road.  We bought fruit  and drinks from some ladies on the roadside.   I bought strawberries that I shared with the group.

A while later, we turned onto the coast road (route 90) and were finally heading south again.  When we reached the seaside town of Arboletes, we passed a very fanciful resort, surely based on a Disney movie!  I just managed to capture some of it on video.Read more