DEPARTURE FROM HONDA. 181 



starting at nine o'clock, we bade adieu to 

 our boga friends, of whom we were heartily- 

 tired. 



During our detention on account of the 

 weather, I found time to examine the bode^ 

 gas, or custom-house magazines. These are 

 situated in the plain opposite Honda, in 

 which the road to Bogota commences. They 

 are mean buildings, little more than sheds, 

 some being merely inclosed with railings, 

 and others, for the more valuable articles, 

 with mud walls or wattles. There is a guard, 

 consisting of four or five men, armed with 

 fire-arms and lances. 



At nine we advanced on our journey ; the 

 day cleared up, and we were particularly- 

 pleased with the beautiful views that pre- 

 sented themselves. Between the ridge we 

 were ascending, and the mountains of Mari- 



