Heading to the tourist destination of San Agustin

Did I mention that is it HOT in Neiva? Sheesh! I had a hard time sleeping because I was so hot and sticky even after a cold shower and sitting in front of the fan for a long time. 

 My host Andres was a great young man, we used broken English, Spanish and the translater app to communicate which seems to be the norm and everyone is ok with it. He has a beautiful fun Husky puppy.

 I have noticed that there are MANY people in Colombia that have these huge dogs that are really out of place. I've seen many Husky's, large retrievers, and other big dogs but also many have the super tiny dust mops. Some have little backpacks with a clear bubble on the back so the tiny dog can see out. Today's destination is the Small touristy town of San Agustin.

Today was a partial rain day.   When it rains, it comes down, none of this little drizzly crap like we get in the Pacific Northwest.  I got to try out my rain boots and they did well with all the tape on them.

A few shots of the ride today.

So I was on a Facebook group about Columbia and Columbia's help Colombians helping people coming to visit and met a guy named Francois.  Francois lives in the town of San Agustin, and has lived in Colombia for 31 years and since this is my next destination I was excited to see him.  He owns a restaurant and nice hotel with bungalows and the grounds were incredible.

Unfortunately, Francois came down with a cold of some sort and was very ill.  He wrote to me that night and said he was sick and that he would be down in the lobby at 7:00 in the morning so I agreed to come visit with him.  He shouldn't have come down, he could hardly nod his head, so I graciously thank him for telling me about his lovely restaurant and hotel.  I then went to get ready for my next destination.