25 July
So we sat around waiting for Norm to call us, as he said he would. We didn't want to check out of our hotel, because we didn't know if we were going to get our RVs or not today. Norm said that he'd call by 11 to let us know how things were going with Customs. We finally called him at 11:10 and were told, "I'm working hard, but we won't be getting our RVs today." It was a good thing we called, because that freed us up for another wild goose chase.
We thought it wouldn't be hard to buy a "mapa de las carrateras de Colombia." There was an expectation that we could pick up a map at a bookstore, thing Rand McNally. This turns out not to be the case. We have stopped at over half a dozen bookstores looking for a map. We had found one that was a magazine like book, in that there was a lot of advertisements and very little in the way of maps. Even at the toll booth there's a sign that says "Se Vende Mapas" so when we asked to buy one, it turned out to be the magazine book that we hadn't bought earlier. We're all map people, so this was very frustrating. I guess Mom would be happy enough with the book, as it's sort of like a triptik, but with a lot less detail.
We called Norm this evening and he told us that we had to be at the Customs House tomorrow morning at 8:00. It's a good thing we called, because he hadn't called us. Even though it's Saturday, Norm said that he thinks we'll be able to get our units back. So if there's no posting tomorrow when you check, that means we're out of our hotel and back in our RV.
So we sat around waiting for Norm to call us, as he said he would. We didn't want to check out of our hotel, because we didn't know if we were going to get our RVs or not today. Norm said that he'd call by 11 to let us know how things were going with Customs. We finally called him at 11:10 and were told, "I'm working hard, but we won't be getting our RVs today." It was a good thing we called, because that freed us up for another wild goose chase.
We thought it wouldn't be hard to buy a "mapa de las carrateras de Colombia." There was an expectation that we could pick up a map at a bookstore, thing Rand McNally. This turns out not to be the case. We have stopped at over half a dozen bookstores looking for a map. We had found one that was a magazine like book, in that there was a lot of advertisements and very little in the way of maps. Even at the toll booth there's a sign that says "Se Vende Mapas" so when we asked to buy one, it turned out to be the magazine book that we hadn't bought earlier. We're all map people, so this was very frustrating. I guess Mom would be happy enough with the book, as it's sort of like a triptik, but with a lot less detail.
We called Norm this evening and he told us that we had to be at the Customs House tomorrow morning at 8:00. It's a good thing we called, because he hadn't called us. Even though it's Saturday, Norm said that he thinks we'll be able to get our units back. So if there's no posting tomorrow when you check, that means we're out of our hotel and back in our RV.
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