29-Jun-2011 Leticia - El Yopal

From Leticia, 3 and a half hours to San Jose del Guaviare, the only and obvious fuel stop along this route. Very friendly reception there, food and fuel at the aiport, and a helpful one-man show on the tower sorting out my meteorology (how to get around the thunderstorms) and FPL.

The bord mechanic (they have one all the time on bord) of this DC3 fixed the cowl flaps of my Cessna in 5 minutes, just before we departed .

Flight plan was to cross the Andes near Sogamoso, but low hanging clouds and possibly embedded TS made me take the decision to divert to the closest airport south of the mountains: El Yopal SKYP. As always in Colombia, here you don't have to worry about the security of your flying asset, military guards everywhere...