22 July 2019 11:08
Yesterday’s post was limited as we were both super tired (we have towels for capes) when we got back last night. We neglected to mention eating at The Clock Pub once again, I should have ordered the coconut chicken instead of nachos, they were good but I liked the chicken better. We also failed to get a picture of it again. We may be down that way later and will try. I’m also going to try and get a picture of one of the food delivery people. They do have uber eats here but the one I want a picture of is a different company.
Emily is doing some homework before class. I did not get homework, Karen must be nicer than she seems when threatening me when I translate what she says.
I do want to give a shout out to my Columbia (the company and a river in the Pacific Northwest, not Colombia the country) pants/ shorts. I think these are great for travel. The wash and dry easy, the pockets are useful and the leg zip off. I got them originally for Peru where it was cool in the morning but in the afternoon sun it was warm. They worked great there and here they are lightweight and breath very well. I have not used the legs here at all. For travel these may be the only pants/ shorts I may use in the future unless we go somewhere cooler, much cooler.
I also want to mention Neutrogena Ultra Sheer face and body stick spf 70. Fantastic sunscreen! And it is not a liquid so you do not have to put it in you one quart size liquids bag for the flight. It is a little pricey but very worth it.
Emily and I have been really enjoying our experience here in Colombia! We have felt like it has been a vacation and we are getting to learn Spanish. The three hours of class in the afternoon has not been as much of an issue as we had thought it might before we came here. We have been able to do things before class and after, we don’t feel we’ve missed things (we do have a few more to do though) or that we have been rushed. We have had some issues with our apartment but issues are much more minor when we get to relax more.
An organized trip like Peru did make it possible to see a lot of things that were totally worth seeing, but a slower trip has been much more pleasant. In the future organized trips will be only for covering a lot of ground in a short time.
As for SCUBA, we are both still thinking we will do it again and this morning we are feeling a bit better about the experience yesterday. I am still a little disappointed in my buoyancy issue and that I ended up breaking some corals. I know the corals get broken naturally as well since the beach on the island is made up of it, I just felt bad about it.
Traveling with Emily! 