Another very long drive brings us to the town of Moca. Here, we visit an agricultural co-op, consisting of two very large plastic greenhouses filled with the most beautiful bell peppers I have ever seen.
The produce is farmed organically, with very little water, and the farmer passionately and painstakingly describes his business to us, with the help of an English translator. But by now our eyes are crossing with exhaustion. I walk away thinking I must have dreamt up these perfect rows of perfect pepper plants, each climbing up its own white string toward a hazy plastic sky.
Again with the driving, and now we have been on the road or meeting new people for about 10 hours. Mercifully, we are driven back to Santiago to a beautiful garden setting. Dinner is catered and the Rotario members gather to make merry with us. They hold their formal weekly meeting with all 15 of us sitting up front, the language translations of course doubling the time. Afterwards, we are driven to the homes of Rotary members who will host us overnight.
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