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The hot season or summer is definitely here! yesterday, although the sky was grey, it was really humid, and today is no different, other than the sun is back out. It is OK until you start to do anything, and I mean anything, and then you are dripping. I think I am going to haveContinue reading “Life in the hot lane!”

Not a lot to report today, it has been another hot one, so after doing my housework, I headed off to the shops and bought a Pedestal fan for the bedroom. Curry for lunch… it is obvious that Colombians, are not used to spiced food, because the curry I have found here is almost bland,Continue reading “Another hot day”

Yesterday was a long day, Marcela had to go into the Medical Clinic for an exploratory operation, so along with her Mother, we set off at 10am, she was scheduled for the Op at 1pm, but had to be there for 11am, she was told that she should be out between 2-3pm, so I tookContinue reading “Nurse Phil!”

This date in the year is taken far more seriously than in other parts of the world I have seen… No bunch of flowers, box of chocolates and lunch cooked for you, or in the Pub if you are lucky! The day started at 6am, with Fireworks and Church bells, not that it made anyContinue reading “Mother\’s Day Colombia”

It has gone quiet again, Marcela is out and about more with her work, so today I cleaned the apartment from top to bottom, and then was on the computer until lunch, because I am having problems with my Hotmail account, the time is five hours out, and it wont let me into the appropriate partContinue reading “More computer problems”

A quiet week-end at home, and then yesterday I spent the morning cleaning, and after lunch we headed off to Medellin, where we called in to collect my Driving Licences, as we approached the desk, she produced them, asked for a signature and we were on our way. On checking the Licences, I found thatContinue reading “Routine!”

We were out at 10.30am today, Marcela had to meet a Client in the City, but he did not turn up!! From there we went on to the Car Centre to complete the next stage of my Driving Licenses, but it took us nearly an hour to cross town in the traffic, we arrived asContinue reading “More Officialdom!”

Yesterday being \’Labour Day\’ was a holiday for many! consequently we decided to go out for the day, whatever the weather, and after picking up Maria Elena, Sandra and Sebastian, we headed off for Santa Elena, which is about thirty minutes east of Medellin. Medellin is at 1500m, and Santa Elena 2500m so as youContinue reading “Day out!”

I\’m still here… but not much to report. The weather has been awful, hot, grey and wet! Today I was informed that if I want to join the basic health system here, then it will cost me twice as much as I was originally quoted, so I am going to have to bite the bulletContinue reading “Quiet…”

Yesterday morning was wasted, we went into Medellin to DIAN which is the equivalent of HMRC, when organising to import my clothes etc., I had to register with DIAN in order to pay the customs duty, however in order to do so, they registered me as an Importer, and told me to return to haveContinue reading “Keeping busy!”