10 Sept
At 9:30 our van and driver showed up to take Jaime, Maria Helena, Roger and I for our outing. Colombia's cities have a law called "Pico de Placa." This law restricts driving to only certain days of the week, based on the vehicle's license plate. Maria Helena's car could be driven on Tuesday but not on Wednesday. Mario and Maritza's car wasn't big enough for 6 adults, so they decided to hire a driver and van for the day. So after we were picked up, the van went to get Mario and Maritza.
We drove north out of the city through the flower zone, the brick manufacturing area, and the dairy area to a quaint little town called Cucunuba. We walked around the center of town and just generally enjoyed spending time with the cousins. From Cucunuba we went to Ubate, which is a much larger town and the dairy capital of Colombia. While in the van there was a realization that Roger and I were coming back to Bogota "too late" on Sunday. Maritza and Mario were planning a small family get together for lunch on Sunday, but we weren't coming back until 3 pm. Well, there was a lot of discussion and it was decided that Roger and I needed to see if we could change our flight arrangements. In Ubate, there was an Avianca office and we found out that we could get flights that better suited the family get together. Fortunately I had bought refundable tickets on Expedia, so the next thing I had to do was cancel our tickets on Expedia. I spent some time on the phone, but eventually did get it all straight while Roger was dealing with the Avianca lady buying the new air tickets. The tricky thing about the change is that apparently this weekend there's going to be a big fair in Bucarramanga and several flights were sold out.
We had lunch at a nice restaurant in Ubate. Roger really enjoyed his trout and my chicken was OK. From the restaurant we went to the cheese shop, where Maritza and Maria Helena bought what appeared to be several kilos of cheese, eriquipe, and chinchuron. The drive back was enjoyable for Roger, because traffic was terrible and he wasn't driving.
At 9:30 our van and driver showed up to take Jaime, Maria Helena, Roger and I for our outing. Colombia's cities have a law called "Pico de Placa." This law restricts driving to only certain days of the week, based on the vehicle's license plate. Maria Helena's car could be driven on Tuesday but not on Wednesday. Mario and Maritza's car wasn't big enough for 6 adults, so they decided to hire a driver and van for the day. So after we were picked up, the van went to get Mario and Maritza.
We drove north out of the city through the flower zone, the brick manufacturing area, and the dairy area to a quaint little town called Cucunuba. We walked around the center of town and just generally enjoyed spending time with the cousins. From Cucunuba we went to Ubate, which is a much larger town and the dairy capital of Colombia. While in the van there was a realization that Roger and I were coming back to Bogota "too late" on Sunday. Maritza and Mario were planning a small family get together for lunch on Sunday, but we weren't coming back until 3 pm. Well, there was a lot of discussion and it was decided that Roger and I needed to see if we could change our flight arrangements. In Ubate, there was an Avianca office and we found out that we could get flights that better suited the family get together. Fortunately I had bought refundable tickets on Expedia, so the next thing I had to do was cancel our tickets on Expedia. I spent some time on the phone, but eventually did get it all straight while Roger was dealing with the Avianca lady buying the new air tickets. The tricky thing about the change is that apparently this weekend there's going to be a big fair in Bucarramanga and several flights were sold out.
We had lunch at a nice restaurant in Ubate. Roger really enjoyed his trout and my chicken was OK. From the restaurant we went to the cheese shop, where Maritza and Maria Helena bought what appeared to be several kilos of cheese, eriquipe, and chinchuron. The drive back was enjoyable for Roger, because traffic was terrible and he wasn't driving.
Very nice of you & Roger to cnage your travel plans for the family get-together luncheon. You're a good prima! Is the isuue of driving only certain days an environmental thing - cut down pollution and conserve fuel?
ReplyDeleteI will probably miss the next few days of your blog. We're leaving for Vegas tonight for the Mayweather/Maidiana (not sure of correct spelling) (whose from Argentina) fight on Saturday. I get to Vegas and lose track of time. Easy to do there. I'll pick up again on your blog after Monday. Ciao!