Auraviva Overlanders

We woke the kids up early to milk the cow. I am not sure if I have ever milked a cow before but maybe I have. The kids asked for gloves. Dd didn't want to do it but Ellie for the hang of it. We got to keep as much of the milk as we wanted. It didn't taste any different from normal milk except it was warm and frothy. I didn't see the farmer clean the udders at all. In fact the baby calf was drinking right before we started milking the cow. The baby calf has a turd on its head. Maybe it was the cow patty that turned Dd off.

The kids got to ride a horse being led around by the farmer. Not bad for $22 for a night.

We left the finca and passed a cheese sign for $2 so we stopped and bought some cheese and eggs for less than $3. 

While driving through Colombia the vendors would stand on the center line and catch drivers in both directions at speed bumps of which there are many. I bought a cup of mango juice and corozo which is a palm fruit and tastes vaguely like dates. Each cup was less than 50 cents. We stopped for sausage for $1.20.

The road took us down a beautiful valley and across ridges and it was beautiful. Then it took us into a small town with narrow streets and we got stuck behind trucks and spend an hour trying to pass them.

Then a highway appeared and it was glorious for 8 minutes while driving on it before turning off to a small village to find a place to eat and sleep. We ended up in Antioquia at a restaurant that was closed but the cafe was open so we asked to park and bought some buneolos, arepa, and potato thing and some water. There 12 different dogs and puppies there and the kids did not want to leave even though the restaurant was closed.

We had some leftovers and fed the dogs and the kids got to see a hundred pigs. This place smells like a farm but the weather is nice and it is quiet. One of the folks here gave us 20 mandarin oranges he picked in the back yard. Tomorrow we will try to fill up propane in Medellin before heading to Guatepe.