Honda

When you ask Colombians what do they think about Honda, they normally answer "ahi que calor!!
I have to say we were impressed with this little town.
Ok, the sightseeing is very limited (the market and a couple of roads with colonial buildings) however I guess the beauty of the place is exactly the fact that is a little town, 100% colombian not yet discovered by tourists.
If you want to rest for a couple of days, the place is hot but there is plenty of ice cream to cool you down ......

the meat is fenomenally good too.....

and if after all that food your liver can still operate then you can spend the evening at the right bar for a drink or two....

The following day we decided to visit the river bank (Rio Magdalena).
We were told that the area was a bit dodgy, and I am afraid I have no pictures to show, since I left at the hotel both the mobile and the camera: what a mistake!!

As soon as we sat down under the tin roofed veranda of one of the stalls serving freshly cought Bagre (similar to cat fish), a gigantic summer storm hit the town.
We were stuck there for a good 2 hours which gave us enough time to enjoy the following:

1) The storm
2) The technique used by the fishermen in throwing their heavy nets to catch the fish in the river (they do not stop fishing during the storm)
3) Kids throwing themselves in the river in spite of the clear risk of drawing due to the heavy corrents (they do not stop swimming during the storm either)
4) The same kids coming over to us telling stories about the distructions caused by the flooding only few months ago
5) The same kids asking whether we would finish our meal and, given the go ahead, cleaning up the "unaffordable delicacy"
6) me, asking the owner of the stall, "do you have a shot of rum to warm up?" and him digging out an unopened bottle (clearly cherished over the years) which I had to buy in full for a staggering £6.
7) Now that the precious bottle was finally open, drinking with everybody else under the tinned roof waiting for the storm to pass.

Just before leaving town I took this picture showing some of the dammages caused by the flooding.