The Giant Dwayne Johnson

Today we woke up bright and early to some freshly made pancakes. We then got on the bus for what we planned on being a 2 hour car ride. The ride ended up being 3 hours because of traffic and pit stops. We first arrived in a little town called La Replica that was full of little shops. We all shopped for a little bit then got a snack of empanadas and cheese bread. We then took a private boat around a lake that was made to produce energy. While on the lake we saw several homes that had belonged to Pablo Escobar and his family. 

We then headed over to a giant rock where we climbed 740 steps to get to the top. The view was amazing, and most of us took roughly 10 minutes to get to the top. By the time we got back down the giant rock, our legs were like jelly. After, we strolled around the town, Guatapé and went into small shops at the bottom of the rock. We then got lunch around 4:30 at a restaurant called El Portal. The town of Guatapé was full of colorful buildings and we walked around learning about some history of the town.  All of the buildings in this town have a stripe of some sort that goes across the building with a design below it. This detail makes the town stand out. The town is also well known for a parade that is held during Holy Week. At around 6:45 we left the town of Guatapé, and got home around 9:20. For dinner we made ourselves sandwiches and picked on what we had at the house. 

Tomorrow we have plans to go to visit a farm and learn about how the flower arrangements are made for the festival of flowers that is currently going on in Medellin.  We also will have a surprise dinner that we are wondering where and what it will entail.  

Kenzie