Not a great day

Yesterday's post was titled "Ruth is feeling better" but unfortunately things went downhill shortly after that and she had a bit of a rough morning. She spent most of the day in bed, and by afternoon was resting and feeling a bit better. Not much of an appetite for dinner, but she did come and sit up in the common area for a while in the evening.

So, no hike to the waterfall to show you yet, and we've extended our stay here until Saturday morning.

On Saturday, we'll have to find somewhere new to stay but it will still be in this area because we haven't yet seen much of what we came here to see. Good thing we have lots of time and taking a couple of days to rest up and get better isn't an issue.

Ruth thanks you all for the well wishes. Not a great sleep last night, but she already felt well enough to get up and make tea and coffee, and she says she's feeling hungry for breakfast so that's a good sign. We'll see what the rest of the day brings as it comes along.

While Ruth was resting yesterday, I still had myself to look after and we didn't have anything for lunch. I asked one of the other hostel guests if she wanted to walk into the village of Boquia with me for lunch, and she agreed, so I had some company. Allie is a 23 year old in between finishing school and starting her career, and is traveling alone. Interesting girl to talk to and I enjoyed the lunch. Wish Ruth could have joined us.

When we were done, Allie went into Salento, and I went next door beside the restaurant where the sign had said "RV Park" and "Hospedajes Exotico" (Exotic Accommodation).

So it turns out that the "RV Park" is a single plot where an old 1980's travel trailer is permanently set up and you can rent it by the night. In other words, there is no RV Park. The "Exotic Accommodation" is 10 or so different types of structures...some tree houses, some tents. A couple of them are really well done, but at 160,000 pesos ($78.40 CAD) per night they're way overpriced for the area. I noticed that only one was occupied.

I did notice across the street another property that advertised secure camping and a class B would have fit in there fine...

Secure camping. With the cows.

Then I walked back to the farm hostel where we're staying. It was another decent day...second day in a row with no rain.

Another shot of the river through town.

A couple of calves.

And a kitten. This little fellow sure is friendly. He comes and cuddles on my lap all the time.

The El Mocambo farm hostel.

So, it will likely be just another day of rest today...we'll play it by ear depending on how Ruth feels.

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