Salento, Colombia 🇨🇴 

I am still not 100% and am feeling slightly nervous of my stomach on a 7hour bus ride. I had booked the tickets a couple of days ago to ensure we got onto the limited direct service to Salento. We caught a taxi to the South terminal in plenty of time, so we can have eggs and arepas freshly made for breakfast. After a final toilet visit we climb aboard our minibus for the long drive. I confess to mainly listening to music and dozing for the journey as it is the same road I took last week to Manizales. Lesley on the other hand is like a dog with its head out the window, and it is lovely to see her in awe of the mountainous scenery and countryside life. We stop once and also have a couple of stops in roadworks, which gets the bus unbearably hot. 

 We arrive safely into Salento and walk the few blocks to our lovely hostel which as views over the surrounding hills. Salento is a beautiful and colourful town with a big central square. We wander up the Main Street, Calle Real and stop for a bit of window shopping. We stop at a place for a simple dinner, where Lesley has the worst glass of wine ever based on her facial expressions!  

Whilst Lesley enjoyed the bus, we both don’t fancy losing a day to a return adventure, so we book flights for the return to Medellin from Pereria.