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Saturday Oct 27, 2018
This morning we were up with the sun again to walk
the dogs because we were leaving early to go with David and Irma on a tour
around Lago Calima, about 1:20 from here.
Having major problems with internet, Wi-Fi, Canadian
NetTalk phone, Canadian bank, and more.
Whether I can get this Blog uploaded will be anybody’s guess. Why is everything crapping on me lately??
Anyway, it was a blustery morning that cleared up
somewhat to allow us a pretty darn nice day.
David decided that he wanted to drive so we let him. We shared the tolls and we looked after the
lunch and beer breaks.
They are a nice couple to travel with, easy-going
and amiable.
Lago Calima, it says is 13 kms long but I am sure we drove closer to 30 kms from end to end to the dam, then we went all the way around it, and enjoyed terrific views. It says the elevation is 1,500 meters and that it is an artificial lake. There are some very huge homes around this lake and many developments in the making. We won't speculate where much of that money comes from.
What surprised us was the complete lack of activity on the lake! A lovely Saturday and there were just a couple of sailboats and a few windsurfers. If this lake were in Canada it would have been covered in boats and jet-skis. While there were a lot of places renting all sorts of these, you would have thought we were there mid-week and not the weekend. That certainly made things much more pleasant for us with the very little traffic about.
We had a decadent lunch near the dam and took our time going all the way around. All in all it was a totally pleasant day.
I hope you enjoy the pictures. That was the day’s excitement.
Al
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| Was having initial problems with the Lumix panorama mode so the sky is blown out. |
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| We made this stop at the east end |
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| The lake is long and skinny with lots of bays |
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| Some beautiful views to be sure |
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| Gorgeous colour to the water |
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| Clouds blowing through the valley all day |
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| Halfway up the lake? |
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| The dam is at the west end |
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| The dam in the distance |
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| We have to go around this and then down the other side |
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| Irma, David and Cristina |
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| Again the same crowd |
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| From a restaurant near the dam |
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| From the west end |
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| Cows and horses on the hill |
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| Some big places around this lake |
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| Lots of water feeding the lake |
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| The top of the dam |
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| The power station below |
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| Looking across the front of the dam |
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| Again |
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| Map of the area |
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| Buzzards after us old folks |
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| View from a proposed development site |
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| Windsurfers in this area |
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| I like the palm trees... |
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| The town of Darien, just past Berlin |
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| Light and clouds |
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| Again |
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| Sky and clouds |
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| A panorama for you |
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| Again |
