It has been a strange week of weather with lots of clouds, cool temperatures and very heavy rains, depending on location. Here, there have been some nice steady rains into the late evening and my cistern is full, this house having a decent rain collection system that works well. This is one of the views out the back of the house and this patchwork of fields reaching into the mountains is one of my favorites.
I forget how rugged the country is up in and beyond those peaks. With all the blockades and construction, I thought I would try a road I've always wanted to, the Libramiento Norte, the old free road that goes through the mountains and ends up coming into the city from the north. I drive by it everyday, but it is in such bad shape, dirt and potholes, I only go to the stores at its beginning. Here's what it looks like on the map. Those mountains would be in the top left and the city, the bottom right.
Anyway, Viguera had a blockade, so I thought I would see, once and for all, if it was the long scenic back way into the city. The dirt and rough conditions continued and after driving just a couple of km. I came across this sign, a real first for me.
Needless to say, I turned around and headed back to the house. My mama didn't raise no total fools....
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