We took our first bus journey to get to Jardin. It was supposed to take three hours, but it took four (we were expecting much worse). We stopped once, and there was some commotion with the police which delayed us, but thankfully they weren’t interested in either of us 😂. Here’s a snippet of the bus journey.

When we arrived, the rain was bucketing down. Thunder and lightening was actually promised for the entirety of our trip so we contemplated jumping ship. However, we were pleasantly surprised when we woke the next morning and while it did rain in the afternoons, we still got to do the things we wanted to do, so it all worked out!

We stayed in the town square which was a great location! Jardin is a very colourful, authentic town, and our accommodation was no exception!

As it was a Friday night when we arrived, the square was full of people socialising. There was a really lovely atmosphere about the place and immediately we both agreed that this was our favourite place so far.

The next morning we went for a leisurely walk to ‘Cafe Jardin’. We passed some beautiful scenery on the way which made the climb more bearable!

We took a break at the top to soak in the view.

A leisurely stroll back to explore the town along with a lovely dinner at ‘Óleo Bistro’ concluded our first full day in Jardin.

The next morning we set off on a 16km hike. The route wasn’t marked but we had done some research. The aim was to visit 4 waterfalls and take a loop back. It didn’t quite end up like that as we were struggling to find the last waterfall and also the thunder was threatening hard! So we went back the same way for fear of getting stranded. I really hope Dad doesn’t read this, as once he realises that I came all the way to Colombia to walk on a mucky farm surrounded by cows he’s going to have serious questions 😂.

We did find some waterfalls though!

By the time we got back to the hotel we weren’t able to speak we were that shattered! Nothing a pizza and a few beers didn’t sort out though! We made some friends and enjoyed our last night in Jardin.

We did find our favourite coffee spot at ‘Del Alto Cafe’, although as I sit here and write this, I have definitely exceeded my coffee limits for today, so homemade lemonade it is!

We both loved Jardin. We met some lovely people who gave us tips for the rest of our trip and overall it was such a fun, quaint place to be.

We take a bus back to Medellin this evening, and hopefully get a good sleep there as tomorrow we have an overnight bus booked to Cartagena.

Pray for us.

Next (main) stop, Cartagena