Erin & Regan's South American Adventure
Bike tour of El Fosil and El Infiernito
Hola,
The next day we decided to hire bikes and visit a couple of the local attractions. Actually it was Stepan´s idea to hire the bikes and he organised it too, getting us a small discount, way to go Stepan.
The first stop was El Fosil. An aquatic dinosaur that they haven´t quite managed to classify as yet.
In addition there are a number of other fossils displayed here. Our favourites are shown here.
A shellfish.
No-one knows what these 2 are.
Another shellfish.
A fern.
A pine cone.
Destination number 2, El Infiernito. Yet another location where the indigenous people have a fixation with penises.
Some small.
Some large.
A field of penises.
The scenery is stunning.
This is thought to be a calendar.
On the way back to Villa de Leiva we spotted this monstrosity which Erin loves.
Now, on to the pottery. We caught a colectivo (which was late by half an hour and then delayed by road works) to Raquirá, a nearby village, the home of the local pottery (rumoured to be some of the best in Colombia). We had just enough time to arrive, buy some pottery and then catch the same bus back.
The central plaza has some interesting sculptures. If Erin ever goes back she vows to take 2 empty suitcases. We´re carrying the pottery around with us - fingers crossed it makes it to the UK intact.
Back in Villa de Leiva, the central plaza is the biggest in South America (we believe)... though it´s empty of all but a tiny fountain. Weird.
Erin would have stayed here much longer but we´re fast running out of time, we have to be in Lima, Peru by the 20th of Feb for our flight to Santiago, Chile and we still have all of Ecuador to go!
So, back to Bogota we go!
Rochelle: Wow guys you are having the most amazing adventure. I bet it is going by quickly. I love how you are always smiling in the photos Erin and it's about time Regan found a hair dresser or people might mistake him as the wild man of Borneo!!! (02/03/07)
ross: well... wot can i say? penis-tastic. (02/08/07)