San Vicente Termales and Hacienda Santa Clara

Up early to the song of birds.  We stepped out of the cabin and got our first view of the entire grounds.  We had arrived so late that we did not see the beautiful surroundings and the fact that we were surrounded by mountains. 

Carmen took some video before the other guests woke up.  We had breakfast and then went down to the hottest bath areas, where if you took off your shoes at times the bubbles coming out from the ground were very hot.  This was the bubbles pool, which had sulfur minerals.  My ring and Carmen's bracelet changed colors.  After spending some time there we walked into the Turkish baths/sauna.  It was cool temperature which made the baths feel great to our bodies.  We then went to a pool that had a small artificial waterfall.  I sat under the hot water letting the water hit my shoulders, relaxing.
 
Now that we knew we were not getting a second night at the grounds we arranged to get a ride into town after lunch.  The girl that worked at San Vicente shared the ride with us to go into town.  She called around to get us a hotel.  We were taken to Santa Clara Hacienda, a very nice hotel on the outskirts of Santa Rosa de Cabal.This brought back memories of our trip to Vernon, France. 

​The garden, the smells of cooking and the river nearby.  We took a taxi to the Plaza of town, it was Saturday evening and there were lots of people in the square.  We walked into the church and rested as we caught the end of mass then walked around .  We walked the streets, seeing many Willis Jeeps.  I ate a cheese potato street food, which later made me sick.  We were so tired after all the walking that we didn't have dinner this night.  The hacienda was beautiful and we slept very comfortable.   

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