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Sat, 18 Oct 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [517]
Getting to bed just after sunrise we napped for a bit but were up again by 10am. Cooked up a breakfast feast in the Galleria hostel before moving to the hostel next door - Casa Kiwi. It was cheaper, had hammocks, a plunge pool and way better atmosphere ... Read more >
Sat, 18 Oct 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [380]
We continued on what felt like the never-ending bus rider after the breakdown. Our transit journey began again at nearly 4am until we stopped again at 9am for breakfast. Feeling a bit shattered already we weren’t thrilled to discover that we still ... Read more >
Sat, 18 Oct 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [452]
Made the most of some hammock time for the morning before leaving Elemento on the Motos back to Minca. The journey this time was far more enjoyable given we weren’t riding in torrential rain through a thunder storm!
We stopped at this cute ... Read more >
Sat, 18 Oct 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [361]
Started our day again with breakfast on the hammock and a few coffees as we took on the view.
I decided I needed to get out & explore Minca while the others were content to stay in the hammock all day so I went with one of the hostel staff ... Read more >
Sat, 18 Oct 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [406]
Awesome morning lazing in the big hammock, eating French toast & drinking fabulous Colombian coffee.
We decided to get a group together and go on a trek to find the jungle hammock & check out the nearby coffee plantation. We found the jungle ... Read more >
Sat, 18 Oct 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [389]
Spent the morning in Santa Marta before getting a jeep to Minca. From Minca we then endured the moto taxi ride from hell in torrential rain, on muddy trails for about 45 minutes up to Casa Elemento. The tiny hostel tucked up in the mountains with the ... Read more >
Sat, 18 Oct 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [452] | Comments [1]
We had a very slow morning at camp, relaxing in our hammocks & leaving at the leisurely time of 8am.
The walk back to El Mamey wasn't too strenuous, just hot & uphill. That said because we were taking our time to get back we stopped for ... Read more >
Sat, 18 Oct 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [410]
Being on the five day trek we said goodbye to our four day trekking friends and had a lazy, beautiful, hot stroll (albeit uphill) back to Camp Alfredo. Ian, Becky, Raz, Junio & I were all showered & relaxing by midday.
It was perfect timing ... Read more >
Sat, 18 Oct 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [423]
Another early, brisk but sticky, damp start to the day. All our stuff was still wet but we were all excited to find the Lost City so nobody was really too bothered for too long.
We left around 6.15am and trekked for about 1.5 hours to what was the ... Read more >
Sat, 18 Oct 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [814] | Comments [1]
Woke up cold for the first time in ages after a not very restful hammock slumber. We crossed Rio Buritaca a few times today. Shoes on & off & eventually shoes drenched. Everything drenched really as the water was waist deep & it rained most ... Read more >
Sat, 18 Oct 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [391]
Looking down over Rio Buritaca from La Cabana Alfredo about 620m up in the Sierra Nevada we just completed Day 1 of the trek to Ciudad Perdida.
We left hours after we meant to from Santa Marta & collected our 12 other Trekkers to travel in ... Read more >
Thu, 25 Sep 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [284]
Spent the morning in Santa Marta then headed to Taganga for some beach time & to catch up with our friend Henrique from our San Blas trip.
It was a gorgeous sunny day on Colombia's Caribbean coast, not a cloud in the sky & the perfect setting ... Read more >
Wed, 24 Sep 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [318]
Ran out to Boca Grande to start the day and was duly rewarded with the company of around 100 Colombian Navy personnel jogging through the water next to me.
Back at the hostel Becky & I cooked up a tasty breakfast & then set out in search of ... Read more >
Wed, 24 Sep 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [288]
Managed to start the day with a run from Old Town to the Marina. It was so bloody hot I don't think I cooled down all day & given I hadn't run since Santa Catalina it was a bit more of an effort than usual!
Headed for strong Colombian coffee &... Read more >
Wed, 24 Sep 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [385]
Arrived to see the city lights and sounds of cartagena at around 2.35am. After a small celebration of our arrival on deck we all headed back to sleep through to sunrise.
After breakfast we said goodbye to The Perle & were firmly back on land &... Read more >
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