Pictures of Lili

NB Keep an eye out, as I will be putting up a few posts in quick succession to get the blog up to date!

 La Casa De Lili

Salento, yet another picturesque Colombian town.

Aliz and me

We arrived with Aliz, who is proving to be a brilliant travelling companion - she and Kim are free to go out and shop, get drunk, etc, while I happily sit around reading and relaxing.

The Hostal De Lil is owned and run by bonkers lady Lili, who insists on a big "Buenos Dias", a hug and a kiss on the lips several times a day.

It is a great hostel, and more like her home, really. We watched Fargo on the big telly and it was great.

Lili's kitchen

We took a day trip to the amazing (yes, amazing) Cocora Valley. A muddy (we hired wellies) six hour hike filled with some great flora and fauna, birds, butterflies, lots of 'tame' humming birds at the Casa De Los Colibri and magnificent views of the valley itself, stunning in the late afternoon sun and lined with the tallest wax palm trees. It had to be seen to be truly appreciated, but here you go anyway...

Into The Valley

Lovely bunches of coconuts here >>>

To get out of the valley and back to the jeep home we had to pay off four urchins holding the key to the lock - it would have seemed churlish to just climb over the gate and give them the finger, so we handed over our 70p each and went on our way. The whole day cost under a fiver, so we weren't really complaining.

Horsing around.

A pleasant morning stroll took us to a small coffee farm where we were given a short guided tour by young Carlos, then back to town for the World Cup kick off.

Carlos and Kim

See all the action here >>>

As Aliz had gone ahead of us to Cali, we watched the Brazil game with our Italian hostel-mates, a truce for now.

It was all going so well...

 
Next day, we too set off for Cali, after a big kiss and hug from Lili...