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La Florida: Pure Magic
February 8-12, 2025 La Florida is set at about 6,000 feet above sea level. It is perched on a hill with cloud forest in the background – just enough to attract the most amazing wildlife but still allow for more than a few human creature comforts . It also has a marvelous view of the…
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Birding in a Cloud Forest
February 5-8, 2025 Our trip to and time in Dona Dora’s was the most “adventurous” yet. We hired an Uber to take us the 45 miles up from Cali into the mountain region. Our driver, Caesar, was very nice and so we expected a smooth trip. Unfortunately, Uber chose a route to get to Dona…
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On to Cali
February 2-5, 2025 Alejandro picked us up at the Hotel at about 11 and we started the 4-1/2 hour trip to Cali. The more we thought about how much of a pain it would have been to hire an Uber, get to the bus station, buy a bus ticket, find the bus, ride the bus,…
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Luxury Travel:Recinto del Pensiamento
January 30 – February 2, 2025 Our next adventure was on the opposite side of Manizales at a Resort and Conference Center jointly run by the government and Jaun Valdez Coffee Distributors ( if you are of a “certain age”, you will remember the coffee commercials of yore) Turns out it is an excellent tribute…
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Tinamu: Birding in Paradise!
January 27-30, 2025 It was only 11:30am, we were hot, dirty, thirsty, a little flustered. Then we arrived in Paradise! Even though it was way too early to check-in, we were greeted by staff and escorted to our room. I wasn’t even allowed to carry the bags. From the moment we arrived, I felt a…
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On the road again!
January 27, 2025 We headed to Manizales from Jardin. While Daniel was still with us, he interpreted so we were sure we bought the correct bus ticket. Our Spanish is so pathetic, we could have ended up in Peru for all we knew! The only public transportation to Manizales on a sane road that a…
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Jardin, it’s people and pets
January 22-27, 2025 We had a pet for a day in Jardin. While birding with Daniel, we traveled about 4 miles up the Ventana Rd. We would drive about a quarter mile, stop and look at the birds and butterflies, etc. For some reason, a dog decided to adopt us and followed us the whole…
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Birding and Butterflies in Jardin
1-22-25 No words! Except to Daniel: Thank you for being the most amazing guide. Shows the diversity and wonder of God’s creation!! These butterfly images are from the internet. We saw quick glances of them. Here are some of our butterfly photos. Daniel could get a new job as a hand model!!
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On to Jardin
1/21/25 to 1/27/25 Jardin (pronounce HardEEN) is the quintessential small Colombian colonial town. We were immersed into Colombian life and overwhelmed by the Birdwatching! Daniel drove us from Medellin to Jardin and then spent a day with us before he returned home and we stay a few days on our own doing tourist things. It…
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On our own in Medellin
January 20, 2025 I’ll admit, we slept in today. We decided we needed a break, to do laundry, and make plans for later in the trip. Eventually, we decided to go on a gourmet Cassidy food tour. Think: how cheaply can we eat in Medellin? Honestly, I think we did a pretty good job. First…
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Adventures with Ted and Lorraine
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