If you plan to drive in Colombia you always need to remember that maps only show you distances orizontally. However in Colombia it is also wise to consider the "vertical element".
We left VDL early in the morning leaving behind a chilly sun, but soon , as we reached Tunja it was clear that the weather would change.
The road began to climb and by the time we approached Bogota it was pouring down with rain and the temperature had dropped down to 8 degrees.
We stopped briefly to get changed (altitude 2700) as we were both freezing, however we were told that in Honda (our destination) temperature was around 40!!
The road from Bogota to Honda is incredible. In the space of 1 hour you drop 2500 meters and the temperature rises by 30 degrees. On a motorcycle you litterally feel the change in temperature by the minute. Obviously the sceneries change as dramatically and rapidly as the temperature.
By the time we reached La Vega it was spring and once we finally reached Honda it was boiling hot!!!
This is the only picture taken during our descent to Honda as we did not want to break the rhythm.
As we didn't want to stop to get changed every 15 minutes we decided to stick with our winter clothes, which clearly made the 38 degrees in Honda even less bearable.
It is probably for this reason that the police in Honda took pity of us and, not only escorted us to our hotel, but they even helped carrying the luggage inside.
No need to say that we made the most of the mini pool in our hotel (Casa La belle epoque) also in view of the fact that we were the only guests!
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