Headed for San Augustin Tomorrow

I've skipped at least one post (the one that fills in the other adventures we have had in Bogota). Today we took the TransMellenio to the north and out to the Catedral de Sal in Zipaquira. It was a fine adventure. But I only have a few minutes and wanted to post a short note with our plans (in case we are abducted by FARC guerillas, jeje (that's Spanish for ha ha)).

We are taking the 8:30 am Cootranshuila bus to Pitalito, and then a collectivo into San Augustin. We will be staying at El Maco (www.elmaco.ch). I think we plan to stay 4 nights. They do have cell phone coverage out there and internet at the hotel. I will try to confirm safe arrival tomorrow night, but don't freak out if it doesn't happen. We'll be arriving late, very tired, and it may take us a day to get oriented and get on the internet.

We have studied the maps with respect to where the 'rescue' took place, and where they show the 'guerilla activity' on the maps. We have also Googled and read many recent online accounts from other travelers traveling the same way. Though our US Embassy forbids their employees from traveling by bus to these locations (and does not recommend Americans go there at all), we feel it is an acceptable risk. The word from other travelers is that nothing serious in this area has occurred for over 5 years.
We'll let you know how it turns out :)