This is day nine of rehab and relaxation at Hostel El Prado. The foot and ankle are much better and I will travel again tomorrow. I will be headed to the San Gil/Villanueva area which is 578km, so it will likely take two days.
I have very much enjoyed my stay in San Juan. The hostel is located in a very nice neighborhood and I am on a speaking basis with many of the people. San Juan has a population of 24,000 and there are few buildings over one story high, so the town is spread out over a wide area. Therefore I have not seen much of San Juan due to my limited walking range. I have used Google Earth to investigate parts of San Juan and do not think I have miss much.
At the plaza is the raffle board. I did not play...but I was allowed to spin the wheels.
On the left is Edward. I met Edward on the second day in San Juan when he escorted Susan and Scott Nelson to Hostel El Prado where I was staying. They knew that I was staying somewhere in town, but did not know where. Edward met them on the highway and brought them to the hostel. Susan and Scott are from Oregon and they are among the ADVMoto travelers that sailed from Panama to Colombia on the Stahlratte. The Nelsons are traveling with a Labradoodle named Bentley. They both ride KTM 640 that are very well rigged out with a dog pen on Scott's bike.
These are the raffle wheels...they are started spinning and then someone throws a single dart into each wheel and the three numbers win the raffle.
This photo is of some of my neighborhood amigos. They come by the hostel everyday and we look at the bike or just communicate.
This Edward and his son Carlos at their bicycle shop.
Afternoon fun with my amigos!
I spend much of my time here on the balcony, just outside of my room, people watching.
This is how gasoline is purchased in this part of Colombia. There is no excuse for running out of gas...the main streets of every town is lined with venders. At first I could not figure out why gas stations were closed and gas was sold on the streets, but now I figure this is bootleg gas from Venezuela. The oil companies are unable to compete with 25 cent a gallon gas smuggled across the border.
This is where I received my first street hair cut. The barber did a good job.
At the plaza the shoe cobblers are always hard at work.
I have very much enjoyed my stay in San Juan. The hostel is located in a very nice neighborhood and I am on a speaking basis with many of the people. San Juan has a population of 24,000 and there are few buildings over one story high, so the town is spread out over a wide area. Therefore I have not seen much of San Juan due to my limited walking range. I have used Google Earth to investigate parts of San Juan and do not think I have miss much.
At the plaza is the raffle board. I did not play...but I was allowed to spin the wheels.
On the left is Edward. I met Edward on the second day in San Juan when he escorted Susan and Scott Nelson to Hostel El Prado where I was staying. They knew that I was staying somewhere in town, but did not know where. Edward met them on the highway and brought them to the hostel. Susan and Scott are from Oregon and they are among the ADVMoto travelers that sailed from Panama to Colombia on the Stahlratte. The Nelsons are traveling with a Labradoodle named Bentley. They both ride KTM 640 that are very well rigged out with a dog pen on Scott's bike.
These are the raffle wheels...they are started spinning and then someone throws a single dart into each wheel and the three numbers win the raffle.
This photo is of some of my neighborhood amigos. They come by the hostel everyday and we look at the bike or just communicate.
This Edward and his son Carlos at their bicycle shop.
Afternoon fun with my amigos!
I spend much of my time here on the balcony, just outside of my room, people watching.
This is how gasoline is purchased in this part of Colombia. There is no excuse for running out of gas...the main streets of every town is lined with venders. At first I could not figure out why gas stations were closed and gas was sold on the streets, but now I figure this is bootleg gas from Venezuela. The oil companies are unable to compete with 25 cent a gallon gas smuggled across the border.
This is where I received my first street hair cut. The barber did a good job.
At the plaza the shoe cobblers are always hard at work.
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