Bells from nearby Giron’s Cathedral woke me up already at 5.30 am. I took a cold shower and went to the panaderia (bakery) around the corner to buy my daily bread. Everything is close in this old, atmospheric town founded in 17th century by Spaniards. It is pleasure to stroll cobbled streets, to see everyday life of provincial Colombia.
Over the red roofs of one-floor houses I see the mountains with some clouds covering the summits.
It will be long day – I plan to go by bus to Santa Marta. They say it is 10- hours drive…
(later) There were only 12 passengers on our bus. The ride cost me 81 000 pesos. Again I was enjoying the views of the green mountains and later – almost flat pastures with herds of cows.
We reached Santa Marta at 8 pm – it was already dark. The taxi from bus terminal to centro historico costs 7000 pesos – it is official price, no bargain…
