26 January 2018 – This morning I ate a hearty continental
breakfast, loaded my bike, had the cleaning lady check the room, and checked
out of the hotel. I didn’t get some kind of paper from reception to clear out
of the secure parking area. Security had to call and get clearance to let me
out of the secure parking area. It was a simple route out of the city but I
must have missed a turn and Blanche took me over hill and dale. Even the people
on the sidewalks were wondering what heck is that guy doing in this
neighborhood. After many U-turns I finally got on the correct road out of the
city heading toward Pasto.
I drove the route I planned right into Pasto. The hotel I
selected was relative easy to find on paper but when the driving was over I was
right downtown amongst heavy car traffic and pedestrians. Everybody was walking
home from work. I drove up on the sidewalk and parked in front of the hotel
door. I received a lot of strange looks from many inquisitive onlookers. I went
upstairs and checked in. They weren’t booked up which was good.
The hotel's name
was Hotel Loft. It looked like an old warehouse renovated into a hotel. I had
to carry all my baggage up to the 3th floor. The hotel staff were laughing
about all my stuff. They even laughed more when I slipped on one of the
steps. But the hotel was nice. Everything
worked nicely along with hot water. I planned my route out of the city and went
shopping that night. It was kind of interesting looking around the town.
Tomorrow will be a short trip to the border town of Ipiales.
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