Monday, June 29, 2026

Today is another holiday here – The Feast of Saints Peter & Paul.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 829 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 5 hours and 56 minutes for a sleep score of 64.

I was awakened by Teresa at 7am with the news Vicky died about midnight last night. ☹ She was only 68 years old. Teresa made breakfast then I ordered a Didi to take her to visit her mother.

No gym for me today and I cancelled my chess match for tomorrow with Jose.

I went back to bed at 10:30 and slept until 12:30.

I spent almost 2 hours chatting with Netflix about my payment problem. In the end I learned Teresa received a new Bancolombia debit card she needs to activate then I should be able to update Netflix’s payment information.

I was trying to take another nap when at 3:30 Teresa woke me and informed me we’re going to Laura’s (Vicky’s daughter) finca. I got up and dressed and Teresa gave me the address of Km 10, Lomo de Escobero, Santorini in Envigado but Didi couldn’t find that address. I explained we’ll need to take a taxi (I know it will be more expensive) where you can tell the driver where we want to go. We waited in the porteria for about 20 minutes while the portero called us a taxi. The driver took us 30 minutes high in the mountains (only got lost near the very end) for 66,000 pesos. I always dread how difficult it’s going to be to get a ride back.

Family were gathered inside and I recognized a lot of them and even knew a few names. Because of my cold I was wearing a facemask to protect them and myself. Children were playing in the area which helped to make it a little less solemn.  Just before 6pm everyone gathered in a back room and Juan connected his laptop to the TV. It seemed like a Zoom call but was called “Primeros Pasos de UCDM” (First Steps of ‘something’) with about a dozen others joined in.

The ‘others’ seemed to make some testimonials and at different points I recognized background music for “Stand by me” and “Amazing Grace” by bagpipes. We finished by about 6:45 then the gathering broke up but when I stepped outside, I learned Vicky’s favorite granddaughter Amelia had just learned the news and was in tears. (I often would see Vicky’s Facebook postings of Amelia in her early stages of learning ballet.)

Albero (sp?) gave us a ride back to Envigado with a young couple in the back and we stopped at McDonald’s where I bought burger combos to go for everyone for 174,700 pesos ($50).

I took my evening pills and started my pre-sleep reading.

 

RELEASE ALL THE EPSTEIN FILES NOW!

 

FUNNY